Needle felted clothes

Mending clothing with wool roving is an excellent sustainable practice and helps to extend the life of your clothing. Here’s a fun ghost design for Halloween! This project works best with natural fibers and knit items (ideally ones made out of wool) but I’ve also had great success mending other clothing items. Pants made out

This sweet Cat and Mouse Sweater was felted by Karen Canino, artist at Screen Door Studios in Fort Collins (FTC) – a gathering place for Artists and patrons, to partake in an eclectic crea…

A delicious caramelly, praline toasted pecan, butter rum flavored dessert.

Local Cloth - Needle Felting the Forest Floor

So the other day, a maintenance dude was in my art room installing what appears to be The World's Largest Flat Screen T.V. (seriously, ya'll. What am I gonna do with this thing, shop on QVC whilst the kids are art-makin'? Hey...wait a minute...). Annnyway, we got to chatting and dude tells me a story about his high school art teacher that is so deliciously demented, I just have to share it with ya. Apparently, this art teacher salvaged her daughter's hair after a hair cut and, wait for it…

Play is a busy thing and takes a toll on children's clothing, especially the knees of their pants. From crawling on the floor to climbing trees, there are a million ways for kids to rip, tear, or wear out their clothes. We asked our friend Leah Gaeddert to put her creativity to work and show us the sustainable and crafty way she solves this problem. Leah's children are huge fans of things that move; Cars, planes, trains, blimps, helicopters, hot air balloons, and even roomba vacuums. They…

Using wool roving to mend clothing is one of my favorite techniques and is a beautiful sustainable practice to extend the life of your clothing. Last year I repaired a hole in one of my favorite knit hats and will be showing you a similar repair for a second hole that I found. This project

This idea for needle felting heart shaped patches would be just the thing to do for your Valentine’s Day outfit or to give to your Valentine. For 14 more fun fashion ideas from projects made …