Surrounded by the ‘buy and throw away generation my first reaction when my sheepskin was getting dirty and used – ‘Buy a new’.
But then I stopped myself – googled washing a lamb wool – and of course it was possible.
I washed it with special soap for wool and silk and on the most gentle washing program. It hang out to dry for hours – and the I slowly started to brush it through with a hair brush.
It worked out allright – however something more was needed. It was still a curled sheep So I bought a narrow dressing brush, put on some music and had a go… See the difference?
Found this lovely scarf in our local thrift shop.. Actually I meant to use it as a scarf.. But somehow I got it wrapped around a cushion, and it was destiny.
Here is what I did:
Find a scarf you like and a cushion
Either measure the cushion and the fabric – or do it the lazy way as I did – fold the fabric beside the cushion
Sew the sides together either by hand or sewing machine.. Leaving a open hole to insert the cushion.
Stitch the hole together. This I did by hand along with making the final adjustments to it.
And here’s the final result
The same knitted cardigan – just another idea.
Instead of another cushion I wanted to challenge myself a bit more.. So I cut up two square pieces of the body for a knitted hat – and the two arms for mittens. After sewing the 3 sides of the hat together – it still needed a few adjustments by hand – before I was satisfied. The mittens were much easier.
This Friday I got a knitted cardigan from my friend. I loved the fabric and colors – yet the style was all wrong for me.
So I got her permission to do whatever I wanted with it. I had been looking for new cushions to my bedroom cover – and this knitted fabric was perfect. Didn’t measure before sewing – just took it as it came – after all it’s a square piece.
I wanted to do two cushions – but then my creativity got the better of me -you’ll see that in the following post.
DIY and creativity is a personal statement and a life style
