Wool sewing projects

Cosy Slippers From Your Old Woolly Jumper: Whoops....Shrunk your favourite woolly in the wash? Never mind, try making these cosy slippers and you should have plenty left to make other goodies (more instructables to follow). These lovely warm slippers can be made in an evening if you are sti…

From the moment we saw these gorgeous bundles of ten uniquely textured and hand dyed…

As much as I’m game for a sewing room challenge, sometimes it’s nice to just…

This tutorial takes you through the steps of how to transform a woollen picnic blanket into a cute jacket - the perfect layering winter essential! The DIY process is a fairly straight forward flow and features oversized pockets, lining, buttons and other detailed finishings. Make what you can and ethically source the rest! The Essentials Club is all about sharing the steps to become more resourceful and creative with crafting your own minimal, conscious wardrobe.

Finding herself unemployed in the middle of a recession, Kathleen Green began restoring vintage wool blankets to their former glory. The nostalgic homeware, she says, appeals to Kiwis far and wide. Words: Nicole Barratt Tucked up in bed with a marmalade-orange woollen blanket at her chin, a young Kathleen Green’s future passion quite literally lay before her. She just didn’t know it at the time. What she did know was that nothing compared to the feeling of wool. “Though I’ve always had that…

See how to make a blanket out of sweaters with these steps! Easy DIY tutorial for making an upcycled wool sweater quilt.

It's about that time of year when we start thinking about quick little gift projects to make in a flash! How about a super easy wool-felt zip pouch for quilting essentials or a shave kit pouch for the guys? I've been working up some little project ideas using wool felt, and I thought I would share one because it came out sooo cute!First, I cut an 11” wide x 12” long rectangle of wool felt (this stuff is stiff enough to hold its shape, but not hard to sew through). My size was determined by…

This post was originally blogged on House of Estrela as part of Refashion Month. With all the Fashion Revolution stuff going on, I thought it was perfect timing to bring it back home. Don’t forget to join us on April 24th and take the Fashion Revolution pledge. I get great satisfaction out of being able...Read More »

Use the free pattern to make mittens of all types. Felted wool Blankets or felted sweaters or old leather garments make great mittens!

FROM CARLY B on Instagram: "How to make (the BEST) peg apron! (Beginner sewing project) I used about 50cm of cotton canvas & 3ply red acrylic yarn for the decorative stitches. You can use whatever fabric you like - it would be great for scrap usage/patchwork. My peg bag dimensions were about 13” x 18” cut on fold. Pockets were cut 5” down the side seams. Waistband was 70” long or so. All customisable measurements! Easy to sew & the project whips up in under an hour. Yarn decorative…