diy: felt rope necklace and bracelet

Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by in craft

This is a cool way to manipulate felt into rope-like strands that you can turn into necklaces and bracelets.

Materials needed:
…lengths of felt–I used about 5” total cut from a bolt. You can buy bolts of felt online from Wool Felt Central.
…Sewing machine

1. Cut a strip of felt about 1cm wide.

2. Twist the end of the felt and lock it in under your presser foot. Sew a few stitches.

3. Tightly twist the entire strip of felt and hold the end of it in one hand.

4. Begin stitching down the length of the twist. The feed dog might have trouble pulling the felt through, so use your other hand if you need to feed it along. You could do a straight stitch or a zig-zag. I tried both of them and they worked well.

5. When you get to the end of the felt, bring the other end back around and stitch the ends together.

6. Repeat to create six ropes.

7. Cut a piece of felt that is about 2 inches square.

8. Gather all of your felt ropes so the ends are together, and hide them by wrapping the piece of felt around them and stitching it closed.

And that’s all there is to it!

Want to make a bracelet too? Use one of the felt ropes and coil it, then sitch it closed using the same technique described above.

Some other ideas include braiding the felt ropes, using different stitches to secure the twist. Even hand-embroidering a backstitch down each rope would be really beautiful and make it a good backseat activity for older kids (colorful friendship bracelets?), or a “waiting room” activity for you.  Experimenting with different widths of felt would be great too.

xo

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12 Responses to “diy: felt rope necklace and bracelet”

  1. Bromeliad

    10. May, 2011
    2:41 pm

    Very cool. Looks so hand crafted but doesn’t seem impossible to to.

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  2. s h e r r y

    10. May, 2011
    11:03 am

    SO cute! :) But one thing caught my eye. Those 4 colourful POOFY skirts in the first photo… DID YOU MAKE THEM? I am in love!!!

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  3. Rachel

    10. May, 2011
    12:10 am

    Ooh that is so pretty! I love the different colors and tetxure. Really perfect for summer. I can’t wait to make one, I’ll be linking as well. Thanks tons for the how-to!

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  4. lisa

    06. May, 2011
    6:31 am

    Thanks for sharing. I’m going to make one of these. :)

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  5. Ellen

    27. Apr, 2011
    9:40 pm

    Wow, that is so easy and different color combos would be really fun! I have some cashmere felt in different colors that would be very pretty! Another project on the to do list! Thanks!

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  6. Kitty

    27. Apr, 2011
    6:31 pm

    Do you think needle felting would hold it together or would it all unravel? I am sewing machine handicapped, so I’ve been a needle felting robot in my fumbling attempts at craftiness

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    • Princess Lasertron

      27. Apr, 2011
      7:05 pm

      I think it would probably unravel, but you should try it and tell me how it works. You can also hand-stitch this. It would obviously take longer but it’s very calming!

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  7. jenna a.

    26. Apr, 2011
    11:13 pm

    Very fun!

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  8. Kaleigh

    26. Apr, 2011
    11:04 pm

    Love this idea. Great concept for adding texture to an outfit or changing the look of a plain garment. Could be an awesome belt too!

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