When I was in high school, I bought myself a red cape made from wool sweater material. I think I thought it would be dramatic or mysterious or funky in the way an angsty teenager might want. Through the years, it has gotten very, very moth eaten. When it got too many holes to even consider using, I put it through the washing machine to felt it.
I’ve used larger pieces of it for other projects. It was a nice base for some dry-needle felting, but eventually it hit the point where there weren’t any areas of it that did not resemble swiss cheese. I’ve been trying to make more of an effort to use up the things I have had for a long time. By cutting the remaining parts of material into squares, I was able to get enough to make a wreath out of them.
The moth holes do not matter as much with this since it is the edges that show, and I can decorate this next year either for Christmas or for Valentine’s Day.
This was made using a metal clothes hanger, and it was easy enough to push it through the squares of felt.
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Really lovely. It would also make a lovely table centre piece at Christmas too!
Great idea. It’s the perfect size.
Its so cute and has many uses depending on the size. It would look nice as a candle holder ring too.
Oooh, yes. I could see it with a glass hurricane candle holder in the center.
Love it too! I appreciate all the repurposing projects you do to! So many different ways to use it too! 🙂
I have a really hard time throwing things away when they might be able to be reused. Especially something that has memories attached to it.
Me too! 🙂