Upcycled: Sweater 2.0

UPCYCLED: This little pouch is made from a worn out Skreia sweater which after being washed has become beautiful wool felt. Instead of ending up in the trash or in the nature, the sweater has been given a new life.
 
Space for your mending and repair kit
Needles are better stored in wool where they don't rust. In this bag they may be attached to what used to be the side seam of the sweater
Small pocket with space for your threads, yarn and scissors
 
Bring the pouch with you in your handbag or in your pocket wherever you are. This way you'll always have the opportunity both to make quick repairs and to find peace in the meaningful needlework, regardless of time and place. Just as it has been done throughout history; repair kits have been indispensable to everyone from housewives to soldiers at war.
 
Handmade in Norway by us.
 
Would you like to make your own pouch from a worn out wool garment?
All wool that is not superwash treated will shrink when washed hot. Wash the garment at 60 degrees C and stretch into shape while it's damp. Cut out a piece approximately 29 x 13 cm big. Create a pocket by folding the fabric and sew on bias tape along the edges.
 
Other ideas for what you can make from wool felt from worn out garments:
Maybe the shrunken version fits someone smaller than yourself?
A sweater can become a vest if you cut off the sleeves
Sleeves can become baby pants
Mittens, hat, PC or mobile cover, blanket, pillow, soft toy, seating mat
And the offcuts? They may be used as patches for holes on other wool garments
 
A great thing about felted wool is that what has become sloppy, worn and ugly disappears when the fabric shrinks. Another advantage is that you can cut it without it unraveling. This means you can make something new out of the woolen garment without sewing.
 
And actually, this is a version 3.0, because the sweater was already made from recycled wool.