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Tutorials

Felt Applique

Felt is the ideal appliqué material because it has no fraying edge. Which felt to use, how to hold shapes down while you stitch, and the four edge stitches worth knowing.

4 min read Beginner

Tutorials

How to Sew Beads on Felt

Felt is the best backing for bead embroidery there is — stable, unfraying and thick enough to bury a knot. The three stitches that hold beads, and how to finish the back.

4 min read Intermediate

Projects

Felted Christmas Balls

A tree full of wool baubles, made from about 4 g each, that survive being dropped by children and cats. Three methods, and how to hang them so the loop holds.

3 min read Beginner

Supplies & Tools

Wool Felt Desk Mat

A slab of dense wool felt under a keyboard is quieter, warmer and kinder to a desk than any synthetic mat — provided it is the right thickness and actually wool.

4 min read Beginner

Patterns

Felted Bag Knitting Pattern

A simple felted bag pattern with the arithmetic explained, so you can size it to any yarn instead of hoping somebody else's gauge matches yours.

4 min read Intermediate