Beatrice and Benjamin Bunny

New plush bunnies in my Etsy shop

New in the Shop!

Lots of new items listed in the shop today!

 

my felted wool sweater mittens in kids sizes,

mittens in adult sizes,

repurposed wool handbags,

plush cat softies,

wool and denim clutches,

and new zip pouches made from a repurposed serape, or woven Mexican blanket.

All great gift ideas!

Holiday Weekend Sale!

Now Through Cyber Monday. . .

Get 15% OFF your purchase at FeltSewGood on Etsy. Choose from purses and handbags, mittens, zip pouches and Christmas ornaments, everything's on sale.

Just use coupon code CYBER15 at checkout. No minimum purchase, discount does not include shipping costs.

Happy shopping!

On My Sewing Table. . .

 

 

 

 

 

I finished up a lot of sewing projects last week.

A custom order of flower pins, plush cats and pillows from a customer's own beloved sweaters.

And a set of my heart felt embroidered ornaments.

 Now I'm working on stocking up on purses, zip pouches and other accessories for the summer craft fair season. And even though I don't want to plan that far ahead, I need to photograph some new FeltSewGood items because it's time to apply for some fall craft shows.

What have you been making on lately?

Easy Felted Easter Eggs

Here's a quick and easy way of making some pretty felted Easter eggs. I wrapped a layer of wool roving around a styrofoam egg. The egg will give you a nice uniform shape and you’ll use less roving than if you felted the whole thing out of wool.

 

Materials needed:

wool roving in spring colors

styrofoam eggs

soap (I used dish soap)

old clean towel

bowl

access to hot and cold water ( I actually worked at my kitchen sink)

 

 

Start by fluffing out the roving and pulling out wisps of roving. Lay the wisp of roving on your work surface to make a mat of wool.

 

 

Lay the roving both horizontal and vertical to make an even mat, wider than the egg and about three times longer than the width of the egg.

 

Carefully roll the wool around the egg and fold in the side pieces, keeping the wool taut.

 

 

The wool fibers will be loose.

Next fill your bowl or sink basin with hot water and add a couple of drops of soap.

 

 

Gently dribble the hot water over the egg until all of the wool is wet. Move the wet egg back and forth from hand to hand, like playing catch. Handle the egg gently until the fibers start to pull together. Resist actually squeezing the wool around the egg at this point so that you don't get any wrinkles in the wool.

 

 

Add a drop of soap to your hands and continue to handle the egg until the wool starts to hold together more firmly. Now you can add a little more pressure to get the fibers to bind firmly around the egg. Once the egg is firmly felted, rinse under very cold water to set the fibers.

 

 

Lay the wet eggs on an old clean towel to dry. (Use an old towel in case some dye rubs off of the roving.)

 

 

You can make a whole batch of colorful eggs without using very much roving.

(note: if you can't find egg shaped Styrofoam at your craft store, I found these on Amazon.com.)

Happy felting!

 

New Messenger Bag from FeltSewGood

 

 

I've been working on a new messenger bag design and stocking up on inventory to sell at the Wool N Ewe Room at the Indiana State Fair. The Wool N Ewe Room is a gift shop in the Sheep Barn during the fair that features all kinds of wool, sheep, and farm and country related items.

I'll be demonstrating making my felted wool flower brooches in the shop all day on Tuesday, August 12. I'd love for you to stop in and say hello! 

 

Then I'll be making more of my new Molly Messenger Bags for the shop this fall.

Woven Wool

 

 

A friend gave me a bag full of woven wool fabric leftover from other sewing projects. Most of the pieces are small, but there is a nice variety of colors, plaids and tweeds. Just right for me to combine with some felted sweater wool and repurpose into some pretty zip pouches.

You can take a look here in my Etsy shop.

Felted Wool Flowers in Spring Pastels

 

Tired of the winter weather, I was inspired to make a new batch of my felted wool flower brooches in springy, pastel colors.
These flower pins come in a variety of soft colors made from felted, or fulled, recycled wool from lambswool and merino wool sweaters. Some have vintage button centers and most have green wool leaves. They all have a levered pinback stitched firmly in place for secure placement on a coat or sweater.
They are available in the shop here. Or see a variety of individual flower pins here.

Heart "Felt" Valentines

 

I have a few new heart felt brooches/ornaments and appliqued zip pouches in the shop just in time for Valentine's Day gifting.

The embroidered hearts can be finished as a pin/brooch or as an ornament. Just let me know when placing your order.

 

These appliqued zip pouches are all made from felted sweater wool, are available in a variety of colors and each have a different stitched shape such as a heart, mushroom, cat, butterfly, goldfish or leaf. These are fun to carry as a small clutch or to organize smaller items in your larger purse or tote bag.

New Small Zip Pouches

I 've added a selection of new small zip pouches to the shop. These cute little pouches are each made from a piece of felted sweater wool and repurposed denim in a coordinating color.

Perfect as a tiny clutch to hold a little cash, a few cards, your keys and phone. Or use it to safeguard small items in your larger bag or tote.

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