Wool blanket upcycle

200 likes, 8 comments. “Upcycle Vintage Wool Blankets with Me (part one). Absolutely OBSESSED with upcycling wool blankets into coats right now! I used the @twigandtale Pixie Pea Coat. An Onkaparinga wool blanket from the Opshop, and Melco Poplin for the lining 💕 @onkaparingawoollenmill”

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

Finding herself unemployed in the middle of a recession, Kathleen Green began restoring vintage wool blankets to their former glory. The nostalgic homeware, she says, appeals to Kiwis far and wide. Words: Nicole Barratt Tucked up in bed with a marmalade-orange woollen blanket at her chin, a young Kathleen Green’s future passion quite literally lay before her. She just didn’t know it at the time. What she did know was that nothing compared to the feeling of wool. “Though I’ve always had that…

Make a gorgeous wool blanket from felted sweaters (without fear of messing up!)

Wool blankets are durable, insulating and have many uses. Learn my tips for purchasing, cleaning and storing vintage wool blankets.

10 Ways to Repurpose an Old Wool Blanket | Family Handyman

Give that old wool blanket new life with these creative ideas!

Create Wool Blanket Bunting from vintage blankets that are less-than-perfect. Fun decor for harvest parties and autumn porch styling. Easy DIY project. How-to.

Paisley Dream Upcycled Vintage Woolen Blanket | Etsy

This post was originally blogged on House of Estrela as part of Refashion Month. With all the Fashion Revolution stuff going on, I thought it was perfect timing to bring it back home. Don’t forget to join us on April 24th and take the Fashion Revolution pledge. I get great satisfaction out of being able...Read More »

About 6 months back, I ran across a wool sweater blanket on Etsy and knew I had to have one. Only I couldn't shell out that kind of mulah. I...

✂️ THRIFT TREND ✂️ Do you have a vintage printed wool blanket that you don’t know what to do with? Refashion that blanket into a fabulous (and warm!) winter coat. I encourage everyone to give...

Birdy's blanket. I am still supposed to be making a small version for Strawberry. I have been promising this sweaters-to-blanket tutorial for a long time. (Very slight Owl Moon reference. "I had been waiting to go owling for a long time." Sigh.) But this is the perfect, cozy time of year to hole up with some wool, a glass of wine, and a nice, rewarding sewing project. Plus, if you start now, you can make one for a very special Christmas present. The kind of Christmas present where you maybe…

Sewing with felted wool in November and December was all about Christmas gifts and keeping warm. I find the process of cutting, washing, drying, stacking, and organizing wool very satisfying. I wash each sweater in a separate pillowcase, to keep fibers from mixing, and so enjoy the anticipation of opening each pillowcase to see just how a particular sweater felted. Stacks of wool, ready and waiting to be sewn into a wool blanket: Oldest Daughter's Christmas gift. I enjoyed choosing the…

Rachel | Upcycled Clothing | Slow Fashion | Even though this vintage wool blanket had lots of damage, it was too good to go to landfill! After some careful pattern placement and some... | Instagram

Posts about upcycled written by Bindy

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Every year I try hard to figure out what to give my mom for Christmas. She has no room for anything and she tends to pile gifts in a corner ...

Years ago, before this blog, before I knew about Craftster, before it ever occurred to me to take pictures of things i made, I got this idea...