I just saw this in a catalog I got today, and thought it was SUCH a neat idea. How hard would the sole of these slippers be to make (I think I could handle the felt applique part okay)? Check them out:
Those are darling! Seems like a lot of work for footwear, but they are charming. I think you can buy non-skid latex at the fabric store, so the sole shouldn't be a big issue.
I've made slippers using "boiled wool" fabric aka thrift stores sweaters I shrunk, intentionally, in the washer/dryer. It wouldn't be all that hard really...just time consuming for the details.
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Those are WONDERFUL. Now I may need to make myself a pair with a whole different theme I don't know about latex, but how about doing a suede bottom like this one? Or even doing a boiled wool slipper with a sole of jiffy grip. Or my personal favorite; making the slippers with a double layer of wool for the soles and painting rug backing on the bottoms to avoid slipping.
Just a question -- to make the "boiled wool" from thrift store sweaters, do you felt them in the machine? How long do you let them felt? Until they are very felted? Do I need to put them in a pillowcase to save my machine from the fiber mess?
wash them in the washer with hot water, detergent, and something heavy and non-linty like jeans (for friction). Run them through the dryer. If you can still see the knitted stiches repeat. Just run them through a regular wash/dry cycle.
You won't need to put them in a pillowcase. They won't make a fibrous mess. If you do a lot of sweaters at once you may need to clean the dryer's lint trap mid-cycle.
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Hannah "Bubbie" 1-21-01
Kali "Peetie" 5-5-03
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here are some slippers i felted, i made the shoe and then dry felted the butterflies etc on them.. i also have a picture of all of them i will try to load that later if this works
Very cool..very elaborate for slippers for kids, though!
I love the dragon bedding...i'm searching for some for the dragon room I'm doing for the kidlets.
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Mama to Alexis, 22; Jacob, 19; and Elijah 11/20/02 and Sophia Jane, 11/20/04
Elijah allows me to dress him nicely and take a picture!
My thrift store sweaters are felting right now! It was SO hard to find wool sweaters here that weren't patterned (like nordic)! Amazing. Anyway, I got a lavender, red, and sage green! Can't wait to see how the felt turns out! I have some visions already about how to use the princess idea with other colors (farm, spaceship, Rapunzel, etc).....
I don't know about latex, but how about doing a suede bottom like 
just wait until I put my evil plan into action my pretty...
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