One-of-a-Kind Woolen Gifts
Photos by Martha Stewart Living
The November 2006 issue of Martha Stewart Living (shaddup) has a plump feature stuffed with easy projects you can make from unintentionally felted sweaters or thrifted woolen sweaters you’ve shrunk for that purpose, including mittens, stuffed animals, a patchwork blanket—even a knitting basket.
Complete instructions for the woolly gifts—get a headstart on your anticonsumerist yule holiday of choice—can be found online here.
The Craft: blog has even more sweateriffic ideas.
thissinglespark said,
October 17, 2006 at 11:04 pm
Oh. My. [insert deity here].
This is a revelation.
I sew. I love to sew. I ssew all the time. But I’ve only recently started to knit, so I don’t know much about wool. And I’ve been teaching myself knitting from a book that mentions NOTHING about felt.
Terribly excited. I know one horribly frumpy dress (bought because it is the most beautiful shade of green) and one formerly cute but now totally mishapen sweater that are going to be made into new stuff.
Thanks for the link. Martha or no. Now I have something else to distract me from school work. Hurray!
Brianne said,
October 18, 2006 at 12:09 am
Pscht. Dude. Martha Stewart rocks.
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