Cashmere and wool doesn't grow on trees people! They need just a little TLC to keep them in your winter wardrobe rotation. This cashmere sweater had several (moth?) holes in it. I washed it along with a load of other light colors in my front loader, air dried, and went to work.
I had some wool roving and felting tools on hand...'cause, you know, we crafters just gotta try it
ALL. I started off intending to use star shaped cookie cutters, but my felting tool didn't fit into the pointy tips of the star. I went with free-form polka dots instead. I also used the d-fuzz-it comb to take off the pills. This tool is a quick fix that doesn't appear to damage the knit.
An alternative for patching sweater holes are these Stella Neptune iron on appliques. Since I was watching YouTube wool felting tips during the wee hours of the morning, I went with the roving instead. Get yourself some of the metal open-type cookie cutter shapes ($1 at antique store), a felting needle and put some fun into that old sweater.
1 comment:
Very clever save for your expensive sweaters. Yes, we crafters do seem to try it all. Too bad there isn't a lending library for crafting tools so we don't waste money realizing we aren't cut out for some things. Happy Thanksgiving...
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