Felt Crafting Helps Close Recycling Loop – Eco-friendly Felt and 3 Starter Projects

In the Fabulous Fabric series you have already been tipped off that Hart’s Fabrics carries recycled felt as does Felt-o-rama.  It is also widely available at Joanns, Hobby Lobby, and Walmart.

  • Three Sneaky Bugs shows us how to turn an empty frame into a Felt Story Board.  Repurpose a frame you already have or find one at a thrift store.
  • Make Felt Flower Hairpins with Bugs and Fishes by Lupin.  These would also be great brooches to adorn your purse, jacket, or to give as a gift.

Now if only you could take 10 plastic bottles into the fabric store and swap them for a pound of felt!

Comments

  1. Heather says:

    The felt I just got at JoAnn Fabrics was made with recycled plastic – not sure if it’s the same brand or not!

  2. Heather says:

    The felt I just got at JoAnn Fabrics was made with recycled plastic – not sure if it’s the same brand or not!

  3. Heather says:

    The felt I just got at JoAnn Fabrics was made with recycled plastic – not sure if it’s the same brand or not!

  4. The recycled felt at Joann’s is Eco-fi Felt. They carry it by the yard and in smaller craft sizes.

  5. The recycled felt at Joann’s is Eco-fi Felt. They carry it by the yard and in smaller craft sizes.

  6. The recycled felt at Joann’s is Eco-fi Felt. They carry it by the yard and in smaller craft sizes.

  7. shelley says:

    just what I was looking for! i will have check it out. is the dye eco-friendly too?? i hope ;)

  8. shelley says:

    just what I was looking for! i will have check it out. is the dye eco-friendly too?? i hope ;)

  9. shelley says:

    just what I was looking for! i will have check it out. is the dye eco-friendly too?? i hope ;)

  10. Fabulous tip! Thanks.

  11. Fabulous tip! Thanks.

  12. Fabulous tip! Thanks.

  13. “Fabrics made from Eco-fi fiber are chemi-
    cally and functionally nearly identical to
    those made from non-recycled fabrics. The
    difference is that Eco-fi fiber is made with-
    out depleting the Earth’s natural resources.”

    Unfortunately, the extent of the eco-friendliness here is limited to the recycling of plastic bottles into new material. It is still better than buying regular polyester felt.

    To learn more about Eco-fi Fiber, here is the brochure:
    http://www.kuninfelt.com/dfiles/ecofi_SS.pdf

  14. “Fabrics made from Eco-fi fiber are chemi-
    cally and functionally nearly identical to
    those made from non-recycled fabrics. The
    difference is that Eco-fi fiber is made with-
    out depleting the Earth’s natural resources.”

    Unfortunately, the extent of the eco-friendliness here is limited to the recycling of plastic bottles into new material. It is still better than buying regular polyester felt.

    To learn more about Eco-fi Fiber, here is the brochure:
    http://www.kuninfelt.com/dfiles/ecofi_SS.pdf

  15. “Fabrics made from Eco-fi fiber are chemi-
    cally and functionally nearly identical to
    those made from non-recycled fabrics. The
    difference is that Eco-fi fiber is made with-
    out depleting the Earth’s natural resources.”

    Unfortunately, the extent of the eco-friendliness here is limited to the recycling of plastic bottles into new material. It is still better than buying regular polyester felt.

    To learn more about Eco-fi Fiber, here is the brochure:
    http://www.kuninfelt.com/dfiles/ecofi_SS.pdf

  16. Julie Finn says:

    Man, you’re getting off easy, Jackie. When I posted an ode to this same stuff a couple of months ago in “Wool Comes from Sheep, and I’m Cheap,” one of my commentors called me a Very. Bad. Word.

    I’m of the opinion that recycled acrylic felt is way better even than 100% wool felt, unless you’re sure that wool felt did not come from factory farmed sheep.

    See why I got called a bad word?

  17. Julie Finn says:

    Man, you’re getting off easy, Jackie. When I posted an ode to this same stuff a couple of months ago in “Wool Comes from Sheep, and I’m Cheap,” one of my commentors called me a Very. Bad. Word.

    I’m of the opinion that recycled acrylic felt is way better even than 100% wool felt, unless you’re sure that wool felt did not come from factory farmed sheep.

    See why I got called a bad word?

  18. Julie Finn says:

    Man, you’re getting off easy, Jackie. When I posted an ode to this same stuff a couple of months ago in “Wool Comes from Sheep, and I’m Cheap,” one of my commentors called me a Very. Bad. Word.

    I’m of the opinion that recycled acrylic felt is way better even than 100% wool felt, unless you’re sure that wool felt did not come from factory farmed sheep.

    See why I got called a bad word?

  19. Michelle says:

    But it’s still plastic right? I personally just don’t like working with acrylic too see through and it fuzzes so easily. I get my 100% wool felt from american felt and craft and they are very picky about the people they buy from and it it’s eco friendly to boot!

  20. Michelle says:

    But it’s still plastic right? I personally just don’t like working with acrylic too see through and it fuzzes so easily. I get my 100% wool felt from american felt and craft and they are very picky about the people they buy from and it it’s eco friendly to boot!

  21. Michelle says:

    But it’s still plastic right? I personally just don’t like working with acrylic too see through and it fuzzes so easily. I get my 100% wool felt from american felt and craft and they are very picky about the people they buy from and it it’s eco friendly to boot!

  22. Marie says:

    Thank you so much for sharing this info! I JUST bought some eco-felt from Felt-O-Rama!!

  23. Marie says:

    Thank you so much for sharing this info! I JUST bought some eco-felt from Felt-O-Rama!!

  24. Marie says:

    Thank you so much for sharing this info! I JUST bought some eco-felt from Felt-O-Rama!!

  25. Now that’s a scary pillow! Nice work.

  26. Now that’s a scary pillow! Nice work.

  27. Now that’s a scary pillow! Nice work.

  28. Joe says:

    It’s wonderful to see this recycled felt being promoted so well. Great article!

    We had real trouble finding it in the UK when we wanted it, so we started a company selling it. If any other UK crafters are having similar trouble, hopefully we can help out! =)

  29. Joe says:

    It’s wonderful to see this recycled felt being promoted so well. Great article!

    We had real trouble finding it in the UK when we wanted it, so we started a company selling it. If any other UK crafters are having similar trouble, hopefully we can help out! =)

  30. Joe says:

    It’s wonderful to see this recycled felt being promoted so well. Great article!

    We had real trouble finding it in the UK when we wanted it, so we started a company selling it. If any other UK crafters are having similar trouble, hopefully we can help out! =)

  31. Joe says:

    It’s wonderful to see this recycled felt being promoted so well. Great article!

    We had real trouble finding it in the UK when we wanted it, so we started a company selling it. If any other UK crafters are having similar trouble, hopefully we can help out! =)

  32. Siobain1968 says:

    I found a bunch of felt through the site http://www.ecofreek.com! Try it out

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