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Every year, no matter how vigilant I am about dry cleaning and storage, winter rolls around and I discover that I've lost a few more of my favorite sweaters to the insects. I go to put on a beloved soft blue sweater, only to discover that there's a big section near my right shoulder, or by my cuff, or along the bottom edge, that has more holes than a hunk of Swiss cheese. In the past, I'd sigh and toss the sweater into my Goodwill pile. That is, until I realized I could recycle these babies and use them for exciting(!) new(!) purposes.
You'll
need 100% wool sweaters for this -- no blends. The number of sweaters
you'll use will, of course, depend upon how big your sweater is, whether
there are huge hole-y sections that can't be used, whether the sweater's
a v-neck or crew-neck (the latter will yield more fabric) and how large
your pillow is. For my 17" square pillow, I used two old v-neck
sweaters that were too riddled with insect holes what you'll
need | 1 Felting the sweaters: First things first, you want to get those sweaters into a state where they won't instantly unravel once you start cutting them up. Get wacky and ignore that little label telling to you dry clean only. Wash your wool sweaters in hot water with a smidge of detergent, then toss them in the dryer -- and voila, what emerges is a nice, fairly dense fabric that's ready for you to start playing around with.
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