Simple but effective
To the felting needle, get set, go! We make office utensils, table decoration and storage options. Come on, it looks heavier than it is.
What you need for the felt iPad case :
- 1.5 mm thick gray felt in three times the area of the mobile device (laptop / notebook / tablet)
- brown yarn and needle
- brown velvet ribbon with a width of 2 mm
- 2 small wooden buttons
- 1 big wooden button
- tape measure
- scissors
And that's how easy it is:
1. Measure the mobile terminal and cut the felt accordingly: in length equal to twice the length of the shorter side of the device and in width corresponding to the simple length of the device with a seam allowance of 2 cm on both sides.
2. Fold the felt in the middle and sew along the two shorter sides with needle and yarn in rough stitches by hand. Keep a distance of 5 mm from the edge. Leave the longer side open as a bag.
3. For the lid, place the remaining fabric with one corner diagonally on the just made bag and fold it back around the bag. Measure and cut so that the corner on the front is in a nice proportion to the bag and on the back of 5 cm for sewn.
4. Sew the lid on the back side.
5.Step the button in the corner of the lid front.
6. Sew the brown tape on the back of the bag at the height of the button and cut it to a length that extends around the pocket to the button and about 8 cm beyond the pocket size.
7. Tie a knot at the end of the ribbon.
8. Cut two 5 x 5 cm squares for the cable holders from the remaining felt.
9. Sew along the edge with needle and yarn in coarse stitches, as with the tablet sleeve.
10. Sew the button in one corner and sew the ribbon in the opposite corner. 11. Cut the ribbon to a length of approx. 8 cm and tie a knot at the end.
This is what you need for felt pen holders:
- empty, cleaned cans
- Felt or other wool fabric in natural white
- Brush pad for dry felting (craft shop, eg by Rayher, about 8.99 €)
- Felt wool / felt yarn in petrol and dark blue (craft store, eg of idea about 3 €)
- Felt pin handle with fine felting needle for dry felting (craft shop)
- tape measure
- French chalk
- fabric scissors
- lienal
- sewing needle
And this is how it's done:
1. Measure the circumference and height of the can. Cut white felt accordingly.
2. Using chalk and a ruler, draw a checkered raster or strip on one side of the fabric.
3. Push the brush pad under the felt, lay the felt wool in strips on the marked pattern. Repeatedly move the fine felt needle up and down to felt the pattern through the fabric. Follow all lines.
4. Place the fabric around the can and sew the seam together by hand.
Props: Office table made of oak: Car, € 159.90, Postcard: Poster about Human Empire (copy small!), € 15
This is what you need for the felt placemat :
- Thin colored craft felt (craft store, eg of idea € 0.59) in three colors
- Two felt mats in turquoise (30 x 45 cm; craft shop))
- Brush pad for dry felting (craft store, by Rayher, item number 5322900, 8, 99 €)
- 6-felted handle with 3 fine felt needles (craft shop)
- compasses
- scissors
That's how it's done:
1. Use a circle to draw different sized circles on the craft felt. Cut out circles.
2. Place the felt mat in the appropriate places with the inside on the brush pad.
3. Place the circles and fix them on the set by frequent up and down movements with the felting needle.
Info: Both fabrics combine by felting with the needles.
Props: Dining table: Depot, from 399 €, pitcher in dark blue: from Rice, from 17, 90 €
What you need for the utensil:
- 1.5 m solid felt in gray (with a width of 1.40 m)
- 2 large eyelets with discs (eg from Prym)
- Brush pad for dry felting (craft shop, by Rayher, 9 x 13 cm, about 8.99 €)
- loose turquoise felting wool for dry felting (handicraft shop, eg by Coats)
- Felt pin handle (craft shop)
- Felting needle (craft shop, by Rayher, medium needle 78 mm, 2.29 €)
- tape measure
- French chalk
- fabric scissors
- hammer
- Sewing machine and matching yarn
And this is how it's done:
1. Cut out the gray felt back piece to 90 x 45 cm and the 4 pockets each to 25 x 60 cm.
2. Hammer the eyelets into the upper corners of the back piece with the hammer as per the manufacturer's instructions.
3. Place fabric for the bags on the brush pad. Felt wool should be laid on and felted with the felting needle by continuous piercing (up and down).
4. Narrow the area to be felted with each pocket. Possibly. measure.
5. Merging pockets and stitching them at the desired height with the sewing machine. Always put on a bag about 4 cm above the previous one and stitch it.
Props: lounge chair: by HK Living, 500 €, velvet cushion: by House Doctor, by Emil & Paula, from 27, 90 €, side table by Heine, from 169, - €
