How-Tuesday: Miniature Stocking Ornament From Sweater Renewal

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As the season of bulky fibers descends upon us, I inevitably must clean out my sweater drawer for new finds. Pulling out fistfuls of thick wool, I mourn moth holes, shrunken sleeves, oil stains. The colorful knits, even flawed, nevertheless feel enduring, and thus when I came across Sharon Franco Rothschild’s Sweater Renewal , I was already inspired. For this week’s How-Tuesday , Sharon shares her wool felting technique, along with a template to make a cozy upcycled Christmas ornament. You could even enlarge the template to make a full-size Christmas stocking. Purchase Sweater Renewal from Amazon or an independent bookseller I …


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