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Felted sweaters as the inner layer of potholders?

post #1 of 4
1/22/10 at 1:55pm
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I have a sweater that started out as a man's XL, and is so felted that it doesn't even fit my 5 year old. That sweater must be at least 1/4" thick. Do you think it would work as the inner layer of a pair of potholders instead of batting?
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post #2 of 4
1/22/10 at 7:56pm
Great idea. I need new potholders, and have lots of felted stuff. What are you going to cover it with?
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post #3 of 4
1/22/10 at 8:27pm
What a neat idea! I have two sweaters I am felting into pants/longies for DD, and this would be a great project for the scraps.
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1/23/10 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by Think of Winter View Post
Great idea. I need new potholders, and have lots of felted stuff. What are you going to cover it with?
We had this canvas laundry sorter, and the frame broke this week. The frame got thrown away, but I had to save all that canvas! I think it will be perfect - it's a plain vanilla color, so I think I'll use some pretty colored thread to quilt the top. I'm using the oven mitt pattern from Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. Here is an image from flickr (not mine) http://www.flickr.com/photos/annebanane/2441551104/.
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