How to Make a Fleece Rug

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Lexi Boeger’s newest book
Lexi Boeger’s newest book "Hand Spun" offers a unique collection of innovative spinning techniques and inventive yarn projects.
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You may need to stitch together the weak parts of the dried fleece, and you will want to use a long darning needle to do so.
You may need to stitch together the weak parts of the dried fleece, and you will want to use a long darning needle to do so.
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The finished fleece rug looks great alone or can be used as a throw for a chair or couch.
The finished fleece rug looks great alone or can be used as a throw for a chair or couch.

Lexi Boeger’s newest book Hand Spun (Quarry Books, 2012) offers a unique collection of innovative spinning techniques and inventive yarn projects. Get inspired to make art-yarn with Boeger’s step-by-step instructions on several DIY projects including tips on how to felt and how to wash fleece. In this excerpt from “Projects: Keeping it Simple,” learn how to make a fleece rug that rivals a real sheepskin rug, but you don’t have to kill the animal to do it.

You can purchase this book from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS store: Hand Spun.

Easy Felted Fleece Rug

  • Published on May 9, 2013
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