Tutorial - How to Make an Upcycled Sweater Mountain

Felt some old sweaters, and upcycle them into snow topped mountain cushions

Tutorial at Pillarboxblue Blog

"My husband and boys make an annual mountain climbing pilgrimage. They have now climbed all the major peaks in the UK, so will probably venture abroad for their next trip. We also all love to ski & snowboard especially in the Alps. However our favourite mountains are those in Norway, we love the stunning fjords where the mountains meet the sea.   When upcycling my sweaters into cushions I decided that I would turn them into my own little mountain range, as reminder of what I’m missing".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Needle Felted Gnome Ornaments

What adorable little guys!

Needle Felted Gnome Ornaments Tutorial at Laura's Blog
"This tutorial shows how to make these simple gnomes for imaginative play or to use as holiday ornaments. With a little variation, you can make Santa Clauses as well!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Bead Bracelet

Very fun! Kids could even make these beads!

Felt Bead Bracelet Tutorial at RosMadeMe
"Can you see how snow white my hands are? That's because I took it into my head that what I needed more than anything else was a bit of colour in my life so I hit my bag of Merino tops to make a wet felt bead bracelet..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Wool Felted Buttons

Great way to always have a matching button!

Wool Felted Buttons Tutorial at Pilgrim Purse and Poetry
"I told you about necessity being the mother of invention, but I neglected to mention that poverty is the mother of necessity. Perhaps, unlike me, you have the means to buy whatever buttons you want whenever you want. If you do, these are sooooo cool that you may want to make them anyway..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Wool Felt Art with Children

Fabulous - and not just for the kids!

Wool Felt Art with Children Tutorial at rosiepink
"This is a quick and fun project to make with children – in an hour or so your child can make a masterpiece! Most children tend to love the tactility of felt making – the fluffiness of the wool top and the squishiness of the felt once its all wet..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Decorate Easter Eggs Three Ways

Aren't they beautiful? The tutorials for the fabric covered and the wool felted eggs are up. The yarn covered egg should be up soon. Very cool!

Three Easter Egg Tutorials at My Poppet
"How do you like your eggs? Scrambled, fried or poached? I like mine poached...and chocolate ones are good too.
These eggs aren't edible but they sure are pretty, and very easy to make..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Big Needle Felted Button

Just fabulous!

Big Needle Felted Button Tutorial at My Poppet
"Needle felting is a technique where you felt together wool fibres using a special barbed needle. By sculpting the wool as you poke it, the possibilities of what can be made are endless.

Here I’ve made a large wool button that could be used on a knitted garment or as a brooch..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Hand Paint Wool Yarn

Gorgeous and so fun!

Hand Paint Wool Yarn Tutorial at Show Tell Share
"My Mom is a knitter and she loves colorful yarn. In Hungary, the yarn selection does not even come close to what is available here in the States. I took her to our LYS (local yarn store) not to Joann's or Hobby Lobby. She had such a great time looking at all the beautiful yarns, I knew she would have fun coloring her own yarn. But not just one color, I showed her how to paint yarn with many colors. You can make your own hadpainted yarn for under $10/skein, versus buying one for $20 or more! It is really very simple and fun to do. I have done this several times with my boys and we have used plants, Kool-Aid and food color. This time though, I splurged and got some Jacquard acid dyes..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Needle Felted Love Gnomes for Valentines Day

Cutest little guy ever!

Needle Felted Love Gnomes for Valentines Day Tutorial at Fiona Duthie
"These little needelfelted gnomes are my favourite gift for the little people in my life (and some of the bigger people too!) They are quite easy to make, and have so much character. Use them in storytelling, for play, or as a little pocket friend to whisper secrets to!
They make a lovely Valentine's gift, with the hearts needlefelted onto their tunics..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Dye Wool Felt with Kool Aid

Love the mottled colors and looks like a lot of fun!

Rainbow Dyed Felt With KoolAid Tutorial at Fiona Duthie
"Dyeing with food dyes, including Kool Aid is a great project for working with children, and can also be a practical way for anyone to get some lovely variegated wool felt into their stash! We dyed ours with Kool Aid, as a way to get a nice mix of colors, with just white wool felt, and some easy to find ingredients. Food coloring or cake decorating colors also work using the same principles- they all work as acid dyes on the wool fibers..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Snowmen and Christmas Trees from Wool Roving Pom Poms

We're getting three fabulous tutorials in one today! First we'll learn to make the wool roving pom poms. We can use the pom poms for garland, snowmen, or trees! Love them all!

Snowmen and Christmas Trees from Wool Roving Pom Poms Tutorial at Fiona Duthie
"I have been making these wool roving pompom's for years- and I love them!
They are so fast and easy to make, and have lots of great craft applications!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felted Sweater Bag

It's hard to focus on the bag with that sweet face looking at us! Anyway, love this bag! Starting with a felted sweater is such a great way to go.

Felted Sweater Bag Tutorial at Dandelionlady
"So as Thankgiving edges closer and the Winter Holidays are on the horizion my thoughts turn toward warm fuzzies and gift giving. This project combines the two, using felted wool sweaters.
I love these things! I pick them up at garage sales and thrift stores and a little while ago I snagged a bunch of them in a trade with my friend Lara. It's been felt heaven!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Dye Yarn With Kool-Aid

The voice of experience is so useful when trying something like this for the first time. We can learn from her experiments! Beautiful results!

Dye Yarn With Kool-Aid Tutorial at Uzume's Crafty Goodness
"Prior to writing this, I decided, for the sake of correctness, to check the spelling of everyone’s favorite powdered drink. Kool-ade, I had thought, made sense. Like lemonade or limeade. Right?
Wrong! “Kool-Aid”, the package pronounced. I was perplexed. I still am. I guess it aids you… in being “kool”? Whatever that is. I’m bitter that my sensible-spelling logic didn’t work out.
Regardless of any personal issues I might now have with said drink mix, it is a fantastic color-izer of woolen stuff. I have been getting into yarn lately, and, even more lately, into wool yarn (it felts! Isn’t that awesome?!?!) and I vaguely remembered hearing something about Kool-Aid. I hit Google, found a few pages with general instructions, and within a few hours I had dyed my first batch of yarn.

I’ve dyed several batches since then, and here’s how I do it..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Rose

Just lovely!

Felt Rose Tutorial at Lydias Treasures
"Cut wool felt, or different felt if you like, to 1/2 " x 7 1/2"..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Needle Felted Flower

So pretty and neat technique - using heart shaped petals!

Needle Felted Flower Tutorial at The Pickled Herring
"These felted flowers are simple to put together and can be used to decorate a purse, shirt, headband or whatever you just feel like jazzing up!
Even if you've never tried felting before, this is a great project for both beginners and advanced felters..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Refashion a Sweater to Cardigan

Love it! Felting wool is just such an amazing thing. So many possibilities.

No-Sew Sweater to Cardi Refashion Tutorial at The Blue Kimono
"Here’s a super-fast, no-sew project for the nervous refashionista. We’ll create a customized cardi from a second hand pullover, incorporating flattering design elements..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Bolero from a Wool Sweater

So cute and so easy! Very little sewing involved.

Bolero from a Sweater Tutorial at Little Treasures
"I have had this sweater for a couple of years now, but with every wash it shrank bit by bit and it got so small I didn't want to wear it simply because I felt uncomfortable in it. On the other hand I didn't want to throw it away because it was pure wool. So I decided to refashion it by making a bolero with roses for decoration..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Dye Wool and Yarn with Tea

Tea and coffee are terrific (and easy) ways to dye!

Dye Wool and Yarn with Tea Tutorial at That Yarn Store
"Lately I've been needle felting hedgehogs. But before I even started the project I had a problem. I only had white wool in the house and I needed something darker for the snout. The easy solution: dyeing with tea..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Wet-Felted Beret

Cute, easy and fun to make!

Super-Simple Wet-Felted Beret Tutorial at Abigails Crafts How-to
"When handmade hats are mentioned, knitted and sewn hats spring to mind. However, it is not at all difficult to make your own stylish felt hats from wool fibre. All that is really needed is a hat form, which can be constructed from cardboard..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felted Wool Rose Brooch

*swoons* Seriously.

Felted Wool Rose Brooch Tutorial at FeltSewGood
"Here's a great little project for all of you fabric crafters! It's a great way to use up your scraps of colorful felted wool, fleece or any flower colored fabrics. These brooches are very pretty pinned to a jacket, sweater, handbag or hat year round, but especially nice for Spring!..." Read more