You've been getting your sweaters out for the cold season, and finding that moths have been picknicking on them all summer. Or your significant other did the laundry and threw your favourite handwash-only sweaters into a hot water wash and/or the dryer. Or your children have outgrown the sweaters Grandma made them. However your sweaters became unwearable, it's time to make like a surgeon and do some cosmetic reconstruction. (If the old sweaters are at least 50% wool, you may be able to
felt the material first.) You can make
extra long gloves from sweater sleeves,
mittens, a
scarf, or
slippers,
legwarmers, a
tote bag, a
few handbags, or a
coin purse. If the kids don't want to let go of their favourite sweaters, they can be pacified with
building blocks, a
bunny,
snail, or
seahorse, or
diaper-coverup pants. If the cat feels left out, make it a
pet bed. Or you can make things the whole family can enjoy:
throw pillows, a
quilt, or
felted bowls. Since Christmas is approaching,
Christmas stockings or a
wreath might come in handy. If you want to
get into needle felting and start sculpting with the felted fabric, you could make virtually anything, including, oh, say, a
robin in a nest,
Anne of Green Gables, a
zebra, or
art for the wall. And best of all, by the time you're done you no longer want to throttle your laundry-challenged significant other!
As much.
posted by orange swan
on Oct 19, 2008 -
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