Minor repairs of felted items

There are some things that are out of fashion. You get used to them, they become loved. It can be sad when their wear life ends prematurely. Workshops that do minor clothing repairs can quickly replace a broken snake, carefully sew up a torn jacket, and skillfully disguise any tear. Many needlewomen do this work themselves. For those who are not familiar with the technique of restoring felted items, this master class will be useful. To work, you will need a felting needle, a foam sponge, air-pimpled oilcloth, olive soap, and unspun wool. The color of the wool should match the base color of the item to be repaired. You can purchase all these materials in craft stores.

As an example, we will try to restore a torn mitten.

repair a torn mitten

repair a torn mitten


Wool fibers are taken in such quantities that they can be used to form a felted patch.

form a felted patch


The wool is placed on a foam sponge. A felting needle is used to repeatedly pierce the entire surface.

Wool is stacked


The result is a blank that will close the hole.

the result is a workpiece


The patch is applied to the damaged area and lightly grabbed with a felting needle. To do this, the product and patch along the edge of the joint are pierced through.

The patch is applied


You need to put foam rubber inside the mittens to continue working. If a hole has formed on your finger, you will have to cut out a small piece of foam rubber to fill the space for the finger.

need to put foam rubber


The dry felting method is based on the fact that wool fibers interlock with each other at a certain point of contact. The felting needle has special notches, with the help of which the wools move and catch. The more punctures with a needle, the more securely the patch is fixed.

the patch is secured more securely


When the patch is firmly attached to the product, it needs to be moistened and soaped. Olive soap works best for this job.

need to be moistened and soaped

need to be moistened and soaped


After this, the patched part is rubbed against an air-bumpy oilcloth. Movements are performed along and across alternately. After some time, the junction with the patch will become invisible, and the patch itself will be reliably sealed. All that remains is to rinse and dry.

Minor repairs of felted items

Minor repairs of felted items


Minor repairs to a product do not take much time, but it allows you to save money and extend the life of your favorite things.
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