Fiber Arts Friday: My Continuing Fiber Adventure with Felted Brooches

Last Fiber Arts Friday, I posted about my brooches made from cutting funky flower designs from a felted lambswool sweater. I used some of my vintage buttons to create the center of the flowers which you can see here.

Well, this week I had the idea to needle felt the centers of some flowers with wool roving. I really like the result!

Needle felting gives the flowers dimension as the petals come forward when you needle felt around the base of the center.

I really enjoy needle felting. I'll have to try to use it more often in my work. Have a look at what others are doing this Fiber Arts Friday at  Alpaca Farm Girl. Happy Fiber Arting!

Fiber Arts Friday: Felted Brooches from an Upcycled Sweater

I love recycling, upcycling, repurposing, reclaiming or whatever you want to call reusing something in a project! I felted a lambswool sweater quite a while ago with just this in mind.

Here's where my imagination took me:

I made funky fun brooches embellished with my vintage buttons which I blogged about in July.

I deliberately cut the shape of each brooch a little off kilter to add to their whimsical appeal.

Check out what other Fiberistas are up to on Fiber Arts Friday at Alpaca Farm Girl. Happy reusing!