Miniature Felted Wool Wreaths

miniature wool wreath using felted wool sweaters

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/miniature-felted-wool-wreaths • Posted by Cassi

Today's activity is a miniature wool wreath using felted wool sweaters. If you don't have any felted wool sweaters on hand then try regular felt but you will need more squares to fill the wreath up. I used 53 squares but how many you use will depend heavily on the thickness of the sweaters and how tightly you pack them onto the wreath. I made a little flower for mine using three circles of felt in different sizes and finished with a button in the center. I think they look great with or without a flower but I'll leave that up to you. The finished wreath is about 4 1/2" in diameter. <b><u>CO+K Crafty Christmas Advent Calendar: </u></b> full time single homeschooling mom, blogger, and maker of things

You will need

felted wool Sweater cut into 1" squares sharp Scissors Floral Wire size 18, plain or cloth-covered Wire Cutters Needle Nose Pliers Ruler to cut 1" squares Rotary Cutter makes cutting the wool easier Misc round object about 2 1/2" in diameter to form the wire around

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Today's activity is a miniature wool wreath using felted wool sweaters. If you don't have any felted wool sweaters on hand then try regular felt but you will need more squares to fill the wreath up. I used 53 squares but how many you use will depend heavily on the thickness of the sweaters and how tightly you pack them onto the wreath. I made a little flower for mine using three circles of felt in different sizes and finished with a button in the center. I think they look great with or without a flower but I'll leave that up to you. The finished wreath is about 4 1/2" in diameter. <b><u>CO+K Crafty Christmas Advent Calendar: </u></b> full time single homeschooling mom, blogger, and maker of things

Instructions

1. 

   take your wire and starting in the center, wrap it around your round object; create a hook like the one pictured above

2. 

   snip off the long ends of the wire

3. 

   make a hook with the other end of the wire; first hook should be vertical to be used for hanging later, the second hook should be perpendicular to the first one

4. 

   open up the hook you just made and begin stringing on wool squares; pierce the center of the square with sharp scissors to make a hole for the wire to go through

5. 

   string wool squares onto the wire until it is full then hook closed

6. 

   Optional Step: get creative and make a decoration for your wreath if you would like Woohoo, look what you did!