Wool projects

Saindo um pouquinho da temática Festa Junina... borboleta sempre é tema aqui do Cafôfu! E pra lá de me inspirar! Inspirou-se também? Esperamos que tenham curtido e lembrem-se: temos cursos presencias e virtuais de Silhouette, Scrapbooking e confecção de artes digitais para festa, lembrancinhas e papelaria personalizada! Beijos e muitas cafofices. Volte amanhã, pois com certeza inspirações fofas terão por aqui! Quer saber mais do Cafôfu Ateliê de Arte? Você também nos encontra nas redes e…

I made it with felted wool

these guys are 100% recycled--even the zippers!

Requirements: Foolproof Crazy-Quilt Projects 1 piece of felted wool 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" 1 piece of lining fabric 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" 1 piece of non-woven stabilizer 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" 2" piece of 7mm ribbon Assorted 4mm and 7mm silk ribbons Assorted Perle #8 and # 12 threads Assorted stranded cottons Chenille #22 needle Milliner’s #9 needle Small button Construction; Note: Pattern includes ¼" seam allowance. 1. Fuse the stabilizer to the wrong side of the wool felt. 2. Fold the felt into the shape of…

Want to make a woolie pentagon box for your sewing notions? This is a Dodecahedron. (don't say that with a mouthful of popcorn!) 12 pentagons, 30 edges, and 20 vertices (points)! You will need: Lightweight cardboard, cut 12 cardboard pentagon shapes. Cotton quilt batt scraps cut to the same size as cardboard, please cut 13 pentagons, the extra will be for the inside of the lid. Lightweight mismatched felted wools for the faces, cut 12 pentagons, 1/4 to 1/2 inch larger than the cardboard…

The wool trend just won't quit, and no one knows her wool quite like Rebekah L. Smith, author of Wool Appliqué Folk Art. Today we're sharing her expert tips on how to find and process repurposed wool to use for appliqué and other wool projects. Plus, we're offering a giveaway of Wool Appliqué Folk Art! Scroll to the bottom to enter. Finding Wool In my wool work I use mostly repurposed wool. I obtain it by going to flea markets, thrift stores, auctions, and yard sales and searching for wool…

Our marketing coordinator, Mary Burns, shows us how to turn buttons and bits of wool into a whimsical, heart-filled pillow for a special valentine. Her project was inspired by a technique featured in the June/July 2010 issue of Quilting Arts magazine. Folk-art flourishes give this pillow a primitive, old-fashioned feel, but the bright colors keep it contemporary. Grab your scraps of wool, your button jar, and your pearl-cotton stash. Let’s get sewing! This week’s homemade valentines truly…

Cosy Slippers From Your Old Woolly Jumper: Whoops....Shrunk your favourite woolly in the wash? Never mind, try making these cosy slippers and you should have plenty left to make other goodies (more instructables to follow). These lovely warm slippers can be made in an evening if you are sti…

View these Homemade Mothers Day Ideas Spring felt craft flower collection and other homemade craft and gift ideas for Spring and Mothers Day holiday.

I went to a class last night at A Stitch in Time in Howell taught by Annette Shaffer from Annie's Wool Works and created this beautiful quilled wool Christmas wreath. It was a lot of fun to make, despite all the hot glue burns, lol. The wreath is 6 inches round. You roll the wool quills by hand then hot glue them down on your base. My friend Amy also took the class but she made a stand up Christmas tree. The great thing about the class is Annette has already cut all the quilling strips so…