Wolplamuur: Wool Filler by Heleen Klopper
October 23rd, 2009 | socially responsible, vintage, textiles, designI think this idea is brilliant.
“Wool Filler for mending holes in textiles was born out of a need to repair a hole in a woolen cardigan. The edges of such holes are rarely clean-cut and they are often surrounded by ladders, fraying or worn patches. The differences in thickness and the openness of the structure make felt the ideal solution for mending. Felt, being non-woven, attaches easily to any open structure. Fillers made for materials like wood consist of fibres and a chemical binder. Felt is different: it attaches mechanically by means of minuscule scales. Where once there was a hole, there’s now a new piece of fabric.”
Well loved cardigan… rescued!
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October 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
love this!
October 30th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
shit…that is a GREAT idea! i have holes in some sweaters and i even have some wool roving…just found this afternoons project! i love it!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:11 am
i really can’t wait to try this on my husband’s holey sweaters…now to invest in a felting needle.
thanks a million to you genvieve for the repost! tell you today is a wonderful blog.
-christie
November 18th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
[…] as you know, I was extremely inspired by this project by Heleen Klopper which I posted about a few weeks ago. So I went out, bought some felting needles and dyed roving (lazy) and went […]
March 28th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Cute execution..but actually this is just a process called felting (which has been around forever) and she has taken felting supplies, put them in a baggie and called it “woolfiller”…
March 29th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
i don’t think it was proposed that needle-felting was a new idea, but rather that this was a new, fun, and practical way of using felting to patch everyday items.