Wool Sweaters for DIY Stockings

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If you are in need of some new Christmas stockings that year, here is a great concept. Dig out some old wool sweaters (or blankets even), felt them in the washer and make stockings.

It’s really simple. disregard all the washing directions you ever knew for wool and throw it into the washer AND the dryer. Do that a few times until you get the thick, felted texture you want. Draw out a stocking shape you like or trace around an old stocking.

Cut out your pieces and sew them up. Now you have a very rare and sturdy stocking for years to come! that would be really

great with a sweater you love but that has been munched by moths or something that doesn’t quite fit anymore.

Old kids wool sweaters, whether they aren’t in good shape for charitable donation, could be turned into mini stockings for the tree or to hold gifts. There are lots of possibilities with that one. And you can use the leftovers to compose wool felt coasters or a rug.

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[Source] Christina Clark