How To Make An Upcycled Scandi Woven Hearts Garland
Make a cosy Scandinavian woven-hearts garland using old denim and felted wool scraps. This upcycled DIY is ideal for Valentine’s decor, rustic home styling, or year-round charm. Free template included, simple steps.
If you have ever been into a Scandinavian home, you will probably have noticed woven heart decorations. (Sometimes called pleated hearts). These lovely Scandi hearts aren't just for Valentine's but for Christmas and all year round.
Since spotting the gorgeous woven hearts whilst visiting relatives in Norway, I've wanted to make my own.
My mantle has looked bare since the Christmas decorations were taken down. I thought I'd cheer it up by making my woven hearts garland to hang on it.
Often Scandi hearts are made from paper or felt in two contrasting
These woven hearts garlands cost almost nothing to make. You need a few scraps of denim and old felted sweaters to make the Scandi hearts. I've also made some Scandi embroidered hearts, which you might want to check out.
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What You Need To Make A Scandi Woven Hearts Garland
- Paper template - Available to download here
- Denim scraps from old jeans
- One long seam from the inside legs of a pair of jeans
- Felted wool scraps from old sweaters or craft felt
- Pen, iron, scissors
and glue (or needle and thread).
How To Make A Woven Hearts Garland
Step 1: Cut out the paper template and fold it in half lengthways. Cut the slits where marked.
Step 2: First, fold the scrap piece of denim you will use in half and iron in a sharp crease. Place the folded paper template on top of the denim.
Lining up the fold in the paper with the fold in the denim. Draw around the template with a pen.
Step 3: Next, cut out this shape and cut in the slits.
If you don't want the denim cut edges to fray, spread a little fabric glue around the edges, as this will stop it from happening.
Step 4: Repeat the last two steps with the felted fabric.
The Felt does not fray, so no need to glue the edges.
Step 5: For the next step, you need to weave the two heart halves together (like in the picture below). This is a little fiddly, but fortunately, the fabric is flexible and won't tear.
Step 6: Finally, to finish off the heart, I stitched the open round top sides together. Carry on making woven hearts until you have enough for a garland.
You can always use fabric glue if you don't want to sew.
Step 7: Finally, lay out the Scandi hearts in the order you want the colours to appear. Then glue or stitch them to a long denim seam. You can always use twine for this part if you don't have one.
All that is left to do is to decide where to hang your Scandinavian heart garland.
I like to hang mine on the door to my bedroom. I might just put it on the mantle for Valentine's week. It's my birthday on Valentine's day, so I like to put some decorations up!
This Valentine's sewing project is featured in the A to Z of denim crafts and in this collection of adult Valentine crafts.
There is a tutorial for making the paper version of these woven fabric hearts in this collection of DIY Scandinavian decorations. The paper ones can be opened up to form little hanging baskets for the Christmas tree.
As well as making denim hearts, I also make patchwork denim stars.
If you liked this post, you might want to check out some of my other scrap denim and sweater wool posts.
- Delightful Denim Hearts 2 Ways
- How To Make Tassels From Denim
- Recycled Sweaters Heart Decoration
- Sweater Felt Tassels
The Best Denim Valentine's Upcycles and Crafts
Looks very easy to make, Claire, but oh, so effective. Made from denim and woollen sweater offcuts makes it even better. I've showcased your lovely heart garland today.
Thank you, Pam. It is easy and a great scrap buster too!
I like ALL of your Norwegian projects!
Thank you. It's the influence of marrying into a Norwegian family. I feel at home in Scandinavia and actually, think I might have been Scandinavian in a previous life.
I love these denim hearts! Too cute!!! Thanks for sharing at the Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make Link Party!
Thank you, T'onna.
Super cute idea. I am pinning it. Have a great weekend, Kippi #kippiathome
Thank you, and you have a lovely weekend too.
Brilliant Claire, and such a great way to use up scraps of any kind! I've always loved these hearts as well, thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday and great to reconnect in 2019!
Thank you, Sara. It’s great to be back on crafting school Sunday.
Thanks for sharing. I love upcycled anything and I have some Scandinavian heritage also but I have not seen these hearts before. I may just have to add them to my Valentines Decorations.
Thank you, they are a great scrap buster. I think they would look great up all year down.
That woven look is so pretty and something different. I need to try this out Claire. Such a nice change from the usual red hearts.
Thank you, Mary. You know me I can't resist an opportunity to use denim.
This turned out great! Such an easy technique!
Yes, it was thank you.
Hi Claire. I love your up-cycled crafty ideas, this is such a great project. I know our readers will enjoy it. I have included your tutorial in my latest Top 10 in Craft inspiration for Valentine's Day. https://craftylikegranny.com/valentine-crafts-adults/ Cheers Jodie 🙂
Thank you so much, I will check out the other Valentines crafts you have chosen.
I used to make these out of paper - never thought to make them out of fabric!! This is a cute swag!!
Thank you, the fabric ones should be a bit more robust than the paper ones.
These are soooo cute Claire! Not liking to sew I thought that these would be hard. But you make it look pretty simple! Thanks so much for the awesome directions! Love them!
Thank you. They are easy and can be sewn or glued which ever you prefer.
Looks really adorable, Claire! I like being able to glue these together! I try not to have to haul out the sewing machine most times - too much work! Lol!
Thank you. I know what you mean about the sewing machine. I keep it up in my son's room whilst he's at college so easy access.
Darling. Can't wait to try these out.
Good luck with it have fun.
This is delightful! I think my daughter would enjoy something like that in her room! Thank you Claire xx
Thank you, I'm sure it would look lovely.
I am going to give this a try next week. You gave very good instructions. Thank you!
Thank you, have fun making them.