Old wool blankets ideas

About 6 months back, I ran across a wool sweater blanket on Etsy and knew I had to have one. Only I couldn't shell out that kind of mulah. I...

191 likes, 8 comments. “Upcycle Vintage Wool Blankets with Me (part one). Absolutely OBSESSED with upcycling wool blankets into coats right now! I used the @twigandtale Pixie Pea Coat. An Onkaparinga wool blanket from the Opshop, and Melco Poplin for the lining 💕 @onkaparingawoollenmill”

Give that old wool blanket new life with these creative ideas!

Wool blankets are durable, insulating and have many uses. Learn my tips for purchasing, cleaning and storing vintage wool blankets.

Finding herself unemployed in the middle of a recession, Kathleen Green began restoring vintage wool blankets to their former glory. The nostalgic homeware, she says, appeals to Kiwis far and wide. Words: Nicole Barratt Tucked up in bed with a marmalade-orange woollen blanket at her chin, a young Kathleen Green’s future passion quite literally lay before her. She just didn’t know it at the time. What she did know was that nothing compared to the feeling of wool. “Though I’ve always had that…

How to upcycle a wool blanket, this blog post gives you a list of ideas on how to upcycle your old wool blankets!

Give that old wool blanket new life with these creative ideas!

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

Every Christmas I travel to my hometown of Berkeley, California to be with my family.…

I love the cozyness of an old worn blanket. I cut the old tattered satin binding and replaced it with binding I made with fabric scraps.