Felting Knit/Crochet Fabric (QUOE TIPS)

Quayln Stark

5 years ago

By Quayln Stark / QUOE

Today we are learning the super fun and simple skill of felting knit or crochet fabric! There are a lot of reasons for wanting to felt knit fabric, as felted pieces have a few key advantages; they’re stiffer, hold up to daily use, and are much more structured than non-felted pieces. Wet or traditional needle felting is a great choice for fabrics that are one color, and plain garter or stockinette stitch. When it comes to color-work projects or patterned stitches, however, its important that the right side of the fabric has clear stitch definition. You don’t want all that work to be for nothing! With this in mind, grab some tools and watch this video tutorial over how to achieve just that! Meet me back below after the tutorial to see close-up photos of the finished product!

Materials

Needle Felting Tool – (Art. No 8900)
Refill Needles – (Art. No 8906)
Needle Felting Mat (Large) – (Art. No 8911)

The results are clear! This technique truly gives you the best of both worlds; the look of knit (or crochet) fabric, and the structure of felted fabric. Another great tip is saving all of your 4″ swatches from wool projects, they make PERFECT felted pockets on bags and clothing, or patches! I ended up turning the sample from the video into a pocket for a thick cotton turtleneck I had laying around.

Using hand-sewing with 12 weight thread and a long Clover Sashico Needle, I made a running stitch seam along three sides of the fabric and now have a fully functioning pocket, and a pop of interest on a shirt I know will get a lot of wear come the winter months! The swatch I used for the pocket is from my Azlulejo de Talavera Bandanna pattern, whose proceeds from this month will be going to the victims of the Odessa Texas Shooting. The price of the pattern is reduced for this month, and you are still able to use code “Cloversquad” for 20% off.