Projects
Sweater Mittens
One felted jumper makes two or three pairs. The template, where to place it to use the cuffs, and the fleece lining that turns them from craft into kit.
4 min read Beginner
Topic
Gifts
Small felted makes that work well as handmade presents.
Projects
Felted Sweater Projects
One felted jumper is about half a square metre of thick, cut-friendly wool. Fifteen things to make from it, ordered by how much fabric each one needs.
4 min read Beginner
Patterns
Felt Cat Patterns
Felt does not fray, so a cat pattern is four shapes and no hemming. How to draw your own template, and what changes when the cat is going to be chewed.
6 min read Beginner
Projects
Felt Animal Hair Clips
The animal is the easy part. The reason most felt hair clips end up in the bin is the join between the felt and the metal, and glue is never the answer.
4 min read Beginner
Patterns
Felted Cat Cave
Knit an absurdly large wool bowl, shrink it by a third in a hot wash, and dry it over a form. The pattern, the arithmetic, and why the entrance is easier cut than knitted.
7 min read Intermediate
Projects
Felt Bag Charms
A bag charm gets knocked against doorframes every day, so it has to be felted harder than it looks. Twenty minutes each, and a hardware fitting that will not shed it.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Felt Bottle Bag
A wine bottle is its own resist. Wrap it in wool, felt it in place, and you get a sleeve that fits exactly — one evening, no pattern, no sewing.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Felted Heart
The shape everyone gets slightly wrong. Three ways to make a heart in wool, and the one adjustment that stops it looking like a leaf.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Needle Felted Angel
An angel is three shapes you already know how to make. Get the cone standing straight and the rest is decoration.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Needle Felted Sheep
The one animal where the material and the subject are the same thing. How to build the body, and why curly locks beat any amount of needling for the fleece.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Needle Felted Fox
Foxes are made of triangles — a wedge head, pointed ears, a sharp muzzle — and one enormous tail. Get the wedge right and the rest follows.
4 min read Intermediate
Projects
Needle Felted Bee
A striped oval with wings. Small, quick, sells well at craft fairs, and the one project where getting the stripes wrong ruins everything.
4 min read Beginner