Uses for Felt

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There are many uses for Felt.  Felt is made by wetting wool fibers, pressing them together into a non-woven mat. There is no crosswise or lengthwise direction. This is eliminated in the wetting and pressing process.

You can make your own Felt if you wish.  I use ‘store-bought’ felt because I need a larger quantity for household as well as creative uses.

Craft Felt can be purchased in 72” width and assorted colors. Felt in 36” wide is also available. Because it is non-woven, it does not have a selvage edge and can be cut with scissors without fraying.  This is a good thing when cutting out shapes, costumes and Christmas decorations.  

Adhesive backed Felt is handy when the Felt has to stay in position without moving. Lining the bottom of a drawer used to store small tools or sewing notions will keep items in place and prevent them from getting jumbled and mixed up.

Lining the inside of a trinket box that you have created is attractive and does not allow the noisy rattling of the contents.  Contrasting Felt colors add to the design of the creation.  Adhesive backed Felt comes in handy to be used in this way.

Lining the inside of a sewing basket will prevent loose pins from poking through.  Using a contrasting color will make it easier to find loose items in the basket, thimbles, pins, needles, etc.  

Felt is an ideal non woven to use around the Christmas tree.  You can be creative and use any color you wish.  If you like a live tree, cleaning up the fallen needles is less of a task.  Just pick up the felt sheet, empty it outside or brush it off outside. Fold it up and store it until next Christmas.

Make any drawer a jewelry drawer.  Line the bottom of the drawer with Felt.  Place your necklaces, bracelets, beads anything you want to keep in play in the Felt lined drawer.  Each time you open the drawer you will find that your jewelry does not move around. 

Felt can be used to make Felt boards for learning.  Felt figures and alphabet letters on a Felt board can be moved around by the children as they learn. 

Decorate a child’s room with Felt.  Make a valance to go around the perimeter off the room just below the ceiling, this is where the cornice or moulding is located.  If there is mounding, use double sided tape to adhere the felt valance to the mounding all around the room.  You can staple the valance to the moulding instead of the double sided tape if you do not want to use the tape. This will also work on plaster walls and plaster board.

Cut out felt pictures of animals and put each one in a frame and display on the wall or table easel.  This can be a way for the child to learn the animals.  Cut out alphabet letters and do the same.

Save left over felt, there is a good chance it will come in handy in the future.

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