Spring Flowers

Spring Flowers
Showing posts with label recycled wool sweater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycled wool sweater. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Warm Woolen Mittens

With so much cold weather and snow falling across the country, we all could use a fun, stylish way to keep our hands warm. How about a pair of these cute wool mittens?



I've made a new batch of my recycled sweater wool mittens. I choose coordinating patterns and colors, add some wool sweater ribbing for cuffs around the wrist for a warm, snug fit and many are trimmed with buttons on the cuffs.


They come in two sizes - for kids and adults. Each pair is unique and one-of-a-kind.
These and more are available in my Etsy shop, FeltSewGood.

And there are a few wool scarves, too!
I'll be adding more mittens and scarves over the next week. Just in time for Valentine's Day gifting!


Friday, June 4, 2010

There's Still Time to Enter!

The blog MonsterBites365.com is sponsering a giveaway of one of my felted flower brooches!

Monster Bites brings you 365 days of the latest in DIY fashion, sustainable living & handmade goodness for an enviable life! Each GEM is packed with giveaways, discounts, and DIY projects!

There is also a tutorial for making your own recycled wool sweater flower like the one in the upper right photo.

Enter for your chance to win here. You can enter through June 9.

Monday, April 12, 2010

A Quick Shop Update. . .

Introducing my new "Carolyn Clutch".

I have several of these cute new clutch style purses now listed in the shop.

These clutches are the perfect size to carry a small wallet, phone, keys and lip gloss. Or put it in the larger bag you carry to work or the gym!


They are all made from felted wool sweaters in bright Spring colors and some have accents of other upcycled wool fabrics. Perfect for the girl on the go!
Check out FeltSewGood on Etsy for all the latest additions to the shop.



Thursday, October 22, 2009

New From FeltSewGood!

I've added quite a few new items to the shop this week and there are lots more new upcycled wool items to come soon!

There are new Bella handbags, combining felted wool sweaters and upcycled vintage wool clothing.

There are a variety of felted wool mittens, made from upcycled wool sweaters. Some are trimmed with a few of my vintage buttons.

And new from FeltSewGood this Fall. . . felted wool mittens in kids' sizes!

And this cute pouch/clutch was made from an embroidered, felted wool sweater vest.
Stop by the shop and see what's new!


Monday, September 14, 2009

My Work Space

Here is a "behind the scenes" look at my work space. I don’t actually have a real studio space to work in. My husband and I both work out of our home, (he has a small home design and construction business) so we have to try to stay organized in order to not have our work take over the house! We do have one room set aside as an office, with desks, bookshelves, computer space, files etc. And I have a small table set up in a bedroom with my sewing machine. It's right by the window so I have a nice view of the backyard.

This small walk-in closet is dedicated to my craft supplies. This is my latest stash of wool sweaters, felted and stacked by color, waiting to be cut up and turned into something new. There are shelves of other fabrics and small drawers filled with zippers, thread, beads and ribbon.

A couple of days a week I take over our antique dining room table to cut out new designs for my handbags, plush animals and accessories.

I’ve found it helps me stay organized and keep track of the proper supplies for each project if I spend a day or two a week just cutting out wool and lining fabric, and getting all my pieces pressed and ready to sew.


I would love to have a studio space or room to myself, to be able to spread out my sewing and come and go as I please. But having a smaller space forces me to be more organized and much less messy! And for me that is a good thing.

It's fun to have a look into other crafter's work spaces! Folkartbykerry shares creative spaces of other artists on her blog Etsy Studios.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Sneak Peak at New Fall Handbags!

Here's a little preview of what I've been working on this week. I've combined some woven wool fabrics, upcycled from thrifted clothing, with felted sweater wool for some pretty new fall handbags.

I really like the combination of textures from the sweater wool and wool fabric. And it was fairly easy to sew the different pieces together with my sewing machine.

I'm hoping to get a little more sewing done over the weekend and I will start listing my new handbags in the shop next week.
In the meantime, I hope you all have a great weekend!

Monday, August 31, 2009

Thrifty Shopping Trip

While out running errands Saturday morning, I decided to stop and take a look at a Goodwill Thrift store that I hadn't been to in a while. I usually find more wool sweaters and clothes at yard sales during the summer, but it looks like even the thrift shops are now getting ready for Fall. I found quite a few pretty wool sweaters, a great chocolate brown suede skirt and a couple of vintage woven wool men's jackets.

I've gotten all of my new wool fulled/felted, dried and cut into pieces and some even ready to stitch together. I'm working on some new handbags that incorporate the woven wool with the wool sweaters and maybe even some of the suede. I think these combinations will work well together and hope to have some new designs to share and list in the shop by the end of the week.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A Few New Handbags

I'm starting to gear up for Fall and stock up my Etsy shop, FeltSewGood. This week I've been working on some new handbags and these are my latest listings in the shop.

The Brown Argyle BLAKELY

These handbags were all made from eco friendly, felted, recycled wool sweaters. Be sure to check out the shop for more new handbags, plush toys and flower brooches coming soon!


Thursday, July 30, 2009

New Felted Goodness in the Shop!

It's been a while since I added any new handbags to my shop, but I just added three new bags!

This is the EMILY, a new design. It's a cute navy tote made from a felted wool sweater, and embellished with a felted wool flower that coordinates with the lining. Use it as a handbag, a small market tote or to carry your latest craft project.

This is a red WILLOW handbag. This photo shows the rich, warm colors of the pattern from the original wool sweater.

And finally another WILLOW handbag in warm autumn tones.
These are all available now at Felt Sew Good!



Monday, July 20, 2009

A Garden of Wool Flowers

As you probably can tell from my frequent posts about my flowers and garden, I love flowers! I've been experimenting with some new flower designs using felted, or fulled, wool from repurposed sweaters. I wanted to take advantage of the different colors and textures of my ever growing collection of leftover wool pieces from other projects. I guess you could say I'm recycling my recycled wool!
Well here are the results - a garden of wool flowers, now listed in my Etsy shop.

I've created flowers representing a water lily, a zinnia, a dahlia and a peony. Here are the "details".

An orange zinnia, in merino wool

A spikey purple dahlia

and a soft peach water lily.


Monday, June 29, 2009

Yard Sale Craft Finds!

There were some great crafting supplies to be discovered at my local community yard sale over the weekend!

It was very hot, so no one else was interested in the wool sweaters that I found.

And I couldn't pass up the boxes of embroidery floss in seamingly every color available.

I also found beads and some vintage trims.

The most interesting of my crafty finds was some vintage craft sewing patterns. At first glance, it appears all the pieces are intact and several have never been used! The patterns are for an old fashioned upside down doll, twin kitten stuffies and another cat and dog stuffies pattern. More on those later after I tried them.


Now I'm off to finish organizing by new embroidery threads and do some sewing to restock the shop! Have a creative week, Everyone!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

New Handbags!

I've been busy sewing this week and I just listed a few new handbags in my shop.

This is the plum Blakley style handbag.


And this is a pretty sky blue Bella style handbag. The Bella is my newest design and there will be more to come, in a variety of colors, next week.


I'm also working on a "garden fresh" batch of beaded rose brooches, so be sure to check out Felt Sew Good on Etsy on Monday, April 20!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

"Resweater" Fun!

Kris, of resweater.blogspot.com, has a fun blog featuring items made from reclaimed wool sweaters. She has highlighted artists making clothing from recycled wool sweaters, and those using reclaimed wool yarn. This week she is featuring felted wool handbags and asked to use some photos of my Felt Sew Good handbags! Thank you Kris!







You can check out her blog here for lots of info on crafters using reclaimed wool sweaters, or go to her Artfire shop here to get some wool sweaters for your own recycled wool crafts.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Sew Somerset Winter Issue


My Felt Sew Good felted flower brooches are featured in the new, Winter '09, issue of Sew Somerset magazine. Sew Somerset represents "the art of creative sewing with mixed media".


You'll find great photos and how-to techniques from a wide variety of artists and crafters. See a preview here. Or, you can see more of my work, including my Felt Sew Good handbags and toys, for sale in my Etsy shop. I'll have more shop updates after Christmas!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Warm Woolen Mittens

What a cute, colorful way to keep your hands warm!


I made these mittens for my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good . They were made from pieces of felted, recycled wool sweaters. Mittens, scarves and other accessories make lovely, warm holiday gifts.

Check out Felt Sew Good, and other fabulous Etsy shops, for a wide array of holiday gift ideas for everyone on your list!



Tuesday, August 26, 2008

New Felted Goodness!

As much as I love summer, (aaaah, the warm air, the long days) Autumn will officially be here in a few weeks. So, I decided I had better get busy to restock new items in my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good!


I've been out shopping the past few days for wool sweaters. Not to wear, of course, but to felt and make into new handbags, toys and accessories!

Here are a few samples of some new felted wool flower brooches and some samples of the latest felted sweaters. Check back here often, or go to my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good, to see what new creations are availble for purchase.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

New items in my Etsy shop. . .




Felted Wool Sea Creatures. Here are some new stuffed animal plush toys available in my shop.
Mama and Baby Orca were made from felted recycled wool sweaters. For more images and information click here.
The blue crab, red snapper and starfish were also made from felted recycled wool sweaters. For more images and information click here.