How To Make A Felt Rug

Next these felt spiral mats form the bases of the diy felt rug.

How to make a felt rug.

And you can make one too any size you want. 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. A felted stone rug is a floor covering made with felted wool rovings. 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.

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. 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. Once you have the dried pebbles ready it becomes time to create the rug.

It was gorgeous the felt balls were made from brightly coloured wool that made them look like gum balls. Felt has a very interesting history and is the oldest textile fabric known to date. I desperately needed a new rug and i tirelessly searched for one that i absolutely loved that was also. I first saw this type of rug in a design magazine it was called hay pinocchio rug.

I had to have it but the price tag was 1000 cdn. By sewing these pieces together you can create your own felted stone rug. Then you ll know just about everything there is to know about felting in detail. Relatively inexpensive today felt has very rich roots.

The more of them you make the larger the final rug will be. You can felt these pieces of wool yourself with hot water and you can shape the wet felt into stone. Used for a variety of reasons felt dates as far back as fourth century b c. 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.