Sweaters

This is a quick and easy fun Valentine’s craft to make a lovely heart-shaped handmade felt brooch from the smallest of felt scraps. I keep the felt scraps from my …

I’m a big fan of repurposing fabrics. One of my favourite things is upcycling sweaters for Christmas. Woolen sweaters can be felted, which makes it an easy fabric to craft …

After denim, my second favourite fabric to upcycle is old sweaters. I made the cutest repurposed sweater balls from my wool scraps. I used the colourful balls to make both …

Instead of making cookies with my Christmas cookie cutters, I used them to make cute, upcycled Christmas ornaments. Sweaters are one of my favourite fabrics to upcycle, and I keep …

Old wool sweaters are my second favourite fabric to upcycle after denim. And my favourite thing to upcycle sweaters into is pillows. This time I’ve made shaped DIY sweater pillows …

Most of my favourite crafts and DIYs involve upcycling fabrics for the home. Just because your old clothes are no longer fashionable or fit, there is no need to send …

Repurposing your old clothes to make things for the home is fun. In the past, I have made a felt rug and jean planters. This time I created upcycled fabric …

If you have ever been into a Scandinavian home you will probably have noticed woven hearts decorations. (Sometimes called pleated hearts). These lovely Scandi hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s but …

I got the idea for these monochrome handmade felt Christmas ornaments when I made my monochrome shoe box craft. The monochrome childlike cartoon look of the boxes appealed to me. …

I have been planning to make this DIY knot pillow for a while. It is actually made from the leftovers of another upcycle. When I made a sweater felt rug, …

Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s iconic colourful self-portraits, especially the ones with the flowers in her hair. I created this fabulous floral Felt Frida Kahlo cushion.  I love to make faux …

Making this repurposed felt succulent garden was so much fun. It got my creative juices going, trying to work out how to make different succulents out of sweater felt scraps. …

I do love a quick DIY and craft but equally, sometimes I like to take it slow. That’s what I did with this DIY felt rug. It can be really …

After the annual New Years’ purge of my wardrobe, my pile of recycling sweaters has grown. I’ve got a big upcycle project planned for a lot of the sweaters. But …

Using Felted Sweater Scraps To Make Gorgeous Felt Tassels Are tassels the new pom poms? They are everywhere. They’re on keychains, bags, garlands, pillows, and sweaters. I do love the …

I’m so chuffed at how I managed to make a cute and cuddly Christmas tree pillow out of a plain boring old wool sweater. When I saw this green jumper …

My husband doesn’t get it, what he considers rubbish I look at as a recycling challenge. I do get a kick of making crafts out of the scaps of other …

You don’t need much to create your own stunning door wreath. This denim wreath was just made by upcycling some old clothes such as jeans and sweaters. One of the …

There is a definite nip in the air. Summer has almost gone and it won’t be long before I’ll be putting on the heating. That’s why I decided to sew …

Great Ways to Make Amazing Sweater Pillows Sweater Pillows: Old wool sweaters are great for crafting as they can easily be felted and felted wool is perfect for transforming into …