Where do I get all my wool? It all started with my mom passing four years ago and the desire to make a quilt out of her wool suits. Well of course I didn't have enough colors, so the hunt began at thrift shops and rummage sales. That is what brought me to this place, where my wool runneth over. I am crowding myself out of my huge sewing room at this point. I just can't seem to help myself though.
The wool clothing needs to be 90% or more wool. I take the clothing apart and then wash in very hot water and then dry. Then I have felted wool. I just love it. I also felted sweaters this year and made 26 pairs of mittens.
These are the few pairs I have left. They are the warmest and softest mittens you would ever want to wear. It took three prototypes to come up with a good pattern. The first one had thumbs so long that a chimpanzee would have liked them. (he-he)
I have two wool quilts in the works right now that I will show when finished. But I just found this
pattern at Martha Stewart's site that looks like it just has to be tried.
Don't they look warm? I get cold feet so easily. You can find the pattern to these at
hi Debbie, my name is Andrea Veronica, your works are beautifull, very very nice! Sorry for my english!
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