How To Make A Felt Rug

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

How to make a felt rug. Used for a variety of reasons felt dates as far back as fourth century b c. Wool roving is dyed wool that has not been woven into yarn. It was gorgeous the felt balls were made from brightly coloured wool that made them look like gum balls. I had to have it but the price tag was 1000 cdn.

Rugs have been commonly made with felt throughout history and are still commonly made today. I desperately needed a new rug and i tirelessly searched for one that i absolutely loved that was also. How to make felt stone rugs. Then you ll know just about everything there is to know about felting in detail.

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. And you can make one too any size you want. Some rugs felt easier than others some shed more than others and you may find more hay or seeds in a particular finished rug than in others. 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.

I first saw this type of rug in a design magazine it was called hay pinocchio rug. You can felt these pieces of wool yourself with hot water and you can shape the wet felt into stone. Felt has a very interesting history and is the oldest textile fabric known to date. Next these felt spiral mats form the bases of the diy felt rug.

Relatively inexpensive today felt has very rich roots. 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. I made a huge diy rug 5 8 from scratch with just a handful of supplies. By sewing these pieces together you can create your own felted stone rug.