How To Make A Felt Rug

How to make felt stone rugs.

How to make a felt rug.

I first saw this type of rug in a design magazine it was called hay pinocchio rug. By sewing these pieces together you can create your own felted stone rug. That s all normal and the amount of felting shedding and debris depends on the qualities of the individual fleece s used the felting process and the time taken by the maker to remove non fleece. Then you ll know just about everything there is to know about felting in detail.

A felted stone rug is a floor covering made with felted wool rovings. I desperately needed a new rug and i tirelessly searched for one that i absolutely loved that was also. I had to have it but the price tag was 1000 cdn. Relatively inexpensive today felt has very rich roots.

To learn how to felt review this how to make a felt scarf pattern a free workshop with 14 videos that takes you through every step in the process. Used for a variety of reasons felt dates as far back as fourth century b c. I made a huge diy rug 5 8 from scratch with just a handful of supplies. It was gorgeous the felt balls were made from brightly coloured wool that made them look like gum balls.

Next these felt spiral mats form the bases of the diy felt rug. Wool roving is dyed wool that has not been woven into yarn. Rugs have been commonly made with felt throughout history and are still commonly made today. Felt has a very interesting history and is the oldest textile fabric known to date.

Once you have the dried pebbles ready it becomes time to create the rug. And you can make one too any size you want. After my diy weaving project i felt like i needed another challenge so i decided to tackle another large scale project that s been on my list a diy rug from scratch. If you want you can just make one giant felt spiral and have a large round rug i wanted to make a rug that was made up of several of these mini felt spirals.