{"id":287,"date":"2011-02-21T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=287"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T05:39:11","slug":"how-to-make-a-big-felt-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-make-a-big-felt-button\/","title":{"rendered":"How To: Make a Big Felt Button"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here is an easy tutorial on making needle felted buttons that I created for the <\/span>Haby Goddess<\/a> newsletter, which went out today<\/span>. Jodie has a fantastic <\/span>online Haby store and also writes daily sewing and craft hints on her <\/span>facebook page<\/a>. A must read, really worth a visit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Needles ready?<\/span><\/p>\n

Needle felting is a technique where you felt together wool fibres using a special barbed needle. By sculpting the wool as you poke it, the possibilities of what can be made are endless.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here I\u2019ve made a large wool button that could be used on a knitted garment or as a brooch. <\/span>
\nPay close attention to the pictures as the images form part of these instructions.<\/span>\"\"<\/a>Finished size is 3.5cm diam and 1.5cm thick<\/span>
\nYou will need some wool roving, a felting needle and a foam pad & wool yarn to match garment<\/span>
\nTake some wool roving and shape it into a round flat disk about 5cm diam and 2cm thick,<\/span>
\nWhen you poke the wool it will firm up and reduce by a third of the original size.<\/span>
\nPoke the wool with the needle and sculpt it into shape until it is firm and to the desired size.<\/span>
\nPoke the disk a little more in the centre to make the classic button shape.<\/span>
\nNeedle 4 little holes in the centre of the button as a guide to sew the yarn through.<\/span><\/p>\n

I recommend hand washing if used on a garment as machine or hot washes will further felt the wool.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed that tutorial, please feel free to leave a comment with your questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

x cinti<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is an easy tutorial on making needle felted buttons that I created for the Haby Goddess newsletter, which went out today. Jodie has a fantastic online Haby store and also writes daily sewing and craft hints on her facebook page. A must read, really worth a visit. Needles ready? Needle felting is a technique where you felt together wool…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[91],"tags":[36,8,164],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n