Please tell me I am not the only one who has passed up wool sweaters, hats, etc. at the thrift store because of tiny little moth-eaten holes. I have done it on a few occasions and now I completely regret it. Last year, I found this big comfy grandpa-ish cardigan at one of my favorite thrift spots. It had the tiniest little hole, but it felt so warm I HAD to buy it. Fast forward to me bringing it out of the closet this year and finding at least 4 other tiny holes.
Booooo! After wearing it a few times and always fidgeting with the small hole near my wrist, I decided I needed to mend my poor sweater. the gauge was too small for me to actually darn any holes, so I found an alternative: FELT it! If you’ve never done any needle felting, don’t worry. This was my first time too! The supplies are very inexpensive (under $10 including shipping, inexpensive) and it’s SO quick!
Supplies:
Felting needle [I purchased mine from hi-fiber kits for $1 a piece]
Small amount of wool roving [I also purchased some from hi-fiber kits and they sent me a little bonus in two diff colors! woo!]
Little piece of foam [THIS came with my needles! Perfect!]
your woolly sweater
Put the piece of foam under the hole and place your bit of wool over it. Stab it with the needle to felt it into place. Yes, STAB! Stab it with the needle to attach it. I was surprised at how gratifying this was. You can make those tiny patches into cute hearts following the steps below:
1. Grab a sliver of wool and stab the center bit right under your hole. You only need to stab a tiny bit to attach it.
2. Shape half of the heart and stab it into place.
3. Shape the other half. Stab, stab, stab all over to secure it completely.
Done. Peel off your foam and wear your adorable patchy sweater with pride.
This patch was made by felting a rectangular piece and then shaping a heart over the top.
Have fun and relieve some stress by stabbing your holey sweaters. You could also grab a bigger piece of wool and felt some elbow patches on them! How cute would heart elbow patches be?
what a pretty way to patch a hole!
ahh! this is so adorable.
Great tutorial! I bought a vintage wool jacket with moth holes. I can’t wait to try this.
ooh my goodness that is so so adorable! thanks for sharing! :) -Lo
Beyond adorable, and it seems so simple! Can’t wait to go thrifting for holey sweaters now :)
such an easy but super cute little detail! love it :)
Who would’ve thunk it? You amaze me!
Such cute patches! Yes, I passed up on some good sweaters too because there are holes in them and I didn’t know how to mend. Thanks for sharing!
This is the cutest idea *ever*! I tried felting for the first time a few weeks ago for a school yarn project, and it’s pretty awesome! :)
Love it! Can you wash it?
It isn’t a machine-washable wool, no. I have to wash by hand.
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this is so cool – I love your results! I usually darn holes in my sweaters, but I want to try your method. I love fixing holes.
What a fantastic idea! I’m writing a post about ways to salvage damaged clothing. Do you mind if a share a link to this post as well as a picture of your needle felting idea? Thanks so much!
I don’t mind at all! Thank you for visiting!
I have a large vintage wool blanket my puppy chewed a bit. I’d love to try this but the blanket is very thick. How can I make a thick patch and how does it “stay” in place?
hi Patty!
You might want to try adding felt to both sides of the blanket. I would start with a piece that is bigger than the hole you want to patch up and needle felt it along the edges, so it sticks to the blanket. Then, I’d flip the whole thing over and put some felt inside the hole and needle felt it down to the first patch. Lastly, I would cover the whole area again (about the same size as the first patch) and needle felt it all together. If you are trying to reconstruct an edge or corner, things might get a little more complicated.
I’ll give it a try. Thank you!!
You could do a monogram, if the hole is in a good place.
I have three project sweaters!
This is amazingly helpful and informative!
Can I do a needlefelted patch on a garter stitch wool blanket?
For tiny holes, just cinching it up with some matching sewing thread is quite invisible, and quite durable too.
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With the cost of living going up so much these days, learning skills like this is almost essential.
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