Felting – Research Ecomakery

“Wear your heart on your sleeve.”
Can be used to repair wearing out elbows, too.
By Erica Chan Coffman

Categories: All. Materials: Yarn. Projects: Clothing and Jumpers & Cardigans. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting. Processes: Mending, Repair and Visible mending.

Craft Hack: Needle Felting with a Sponge

No need to buy new foam. You can also put old dish sponges through the washing machine and use them again.
Video by Blitsy Crafts

Categories: All. Materials: (PU) Foam. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting. Processes: Repair and Reuse. Designs: Hacks.

Needlefelt mending – WoolFiller

“Make a feature out of a defect”. Love the Woolfiller idea – A repairing fibre that provides a new solution to an old problem. I particularly like the video showing repairs to interior of an old cadillac – and the comment about nostalgia being a misplaced desire for the past.

Categories: All and Artists & Designers. Materials: Animal and Wool. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting.

Needlefelt repairs – Denim

Heleens trials showed that needlefelting denim didn’t really work, but she did come up with a great fix for a loose woven denim.

Categories: All. Materials: Denim. Projects: Skirt. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting.

Needlefelt repairs – Elbows

Invisible mend for elbows that are wearing thin. Real wool.
By Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.

Categories: All and Artists & Designers. Materials: Yarn. Projects: Jumpers & Cardigans. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting.

Needlefelt repairs – Mittens

Instructions – How to mend a large hole using a piece of old jumper as reinforcement.
By Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.

Categories: All and Artists & Designers. Materials: Clothing and Gloves & Mittens. Projects: Gloves & Mittens. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting. Processes: Mending, Repair and Visible mending.

Needlefelt mending – Jumpers & Cardigans

Fix holes in your favourite jumper with felted wool.
By Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.

Categories: All and Artists & Designers. Materials: Yarn. Projects: Jumpers & Cardigans. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting. Processes: Mending and Repair.

Needlefelt mending – Socks

Fix a woollen sock by needlefelting.
Tutorial by Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.

Categories: All and Artists & Designers. Materials: Yarn. Projects: Clothing and Socks. Techniques: Felting and Needlefelting. Processes: Mending, Repair and Visible mending.