Felted Applique Cardi

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• Step 1

  First take the sweater that you are gonna use.
  I used an old mens sweater that I picked up from a charity shop in size extra large to make a cardigan in approx size 12 (not an exact science!....)
  The sweater needs to be 100% wool so it will felt...

• Step 2

  Put on a hot wash 60c with half the quantity of washing powder that you'd normally use (this will felt and shrink the sweater).

• Step 3

  Leave it to dry naturally then cut out the waist-band and collar, and curve the edges slightly to soften the overall appearence. I cut the sleeves shorter to 3/4 length.

• Step 4

  Then deccorate how you want....I used the material that I cut off the sleeves to make a petal design and stitched each petal individually on to the cardigan.

• Step 5

  Stitch beads around the edge of the design using a running stitch.

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Joey · 2 projects 9th July 2010

Hey thanks! It's approx. a UK size 12 so US size 10 (?) x

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blue g. · Nottingham, England, GB · 43 projects 9th July 2010

Wow, what a brilliant project, it looks lovely!

Is that US size (approx)12 or UK?

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