Pumpkin garland

Craft Idea Pumpkin garland

Pumpkin garland

Difficulty

difficulty

Duration

120 min
Instructions in 4 steps The styrofoam pumpkins determine the framework and are nicely covered in soft wool felt fabric.
Besides the articles listed below, you also need: scissors, large needle
And this is how it works:
1

Step 1

Put a small amount of felt underneath the stem of the pumpkin.

Tip: Lay a small amount of felt in stages to obtain a homogeneous aesthetic effect.

2

Step 2

Hold the felting tool vertically and move it carefully up and down. Add gradually small amounts of felt around the entire pumpkin by means of the felting tool. Make sure no part is left uncovered.
3

Step 3

Put the brown felt around the stem and along the pumpkin ribs to felt them as well. Design the remaining pumpkins according to your colour preferences.
4

Step 4

Save about 1.80 long jute cord strand for later. Untwist the short piece of jute cord (about 20 cm long) with your fingers so that several thin filaments of jute are obtained. Thread each of these filaments through the needle in turn and tie tightly the pumpkins one at a time to the long jute cord.
Used products For this craft idea, you need the following products of Rayher:
Pure wool, mottled
item no. 5363600 Pure wool, mottled
fleece, 5 colours á 20 g, yellow colours
(approx. 1/4 bag)
Jute cord on wooden card, 1.5mm ø, ivory
item no. 42000104 Jute cord on wooden card, 1.5mm ø, ivory
10m, ivory
(approx. 2 m)
Styrofoam pumpkins assorted
item no. 33493000 Styrofoam pumpkins assorted
1pc 7x6cm, 2pcs 5.5x4cm, bag 3pcs
(2 bags)
3-needle felting tool
item no. 53278000 3-needle felting tool
15.5cm
currently not available