Recycle a sweater....Make some slippers
It's winter again, but this time I'm prepared! I'm battling the elements (indoors of course) with a sort of new pair of felted slippers made from a recycled wool sweater. These bad boys feel great, and I just may never leave the house again!
Ingredients...
1 cup steaming hot cocoa
large handfulls of marshmallows (or you can substitute whipped cream)
an old sweater, made of mostly animal hair, so either wool or cashmere, etc.
TIP: cotton doesn't work well for felting and if it's a blend, make sure it's no less than 70 % animal hair.
embroidery floss
cotton fabric
fusible fabric (iron on)
sewing machine
thread
scissors
Directions...
Thanks to Martha Stewart for the fancy directions! Just a hint, I did have to play with the template a bit to get my accurate foot measurement. If you need help felting your sweater, click here. Now for my added cuteness!
- I used a turquoise embroidery floss and just did a simple "X" stitch around the top of the slipper.
- And because I would never remember to check whether one is actually a left or right, I cut out letters out of cotton fabric, making sure the back had the iron on fusing so the fabric wouldn't fray.
- I also wanted to keep with the turquoise theme, so I placed the cutout cream fabric on top of a turquoise fabric so the contrasting color would show through. I then used a blanket stitch to sew the two pieces of fabric to the outside heel of each slipper.
So grab a cup of steaming hot cocoa, handful of marshmallows, and a good book (I've just finished Room, by Emma Donoghue and can also recommend Blonde, by Joyce Carol Oates!)
Happy Creating!
XX 'n Hugs
~Andi
