Poodle Skirt

Poodle from Felted Wool

and fabric stabilizer

glued onto a skirt made from a felted (aka:shrunken) sweater

For this sweet "Madame Alexander" doll

I found at a vintage shop

for a precious little girl for Christmas

...Who also didn't have any shoes....

So, with some more felted wool and glitter of course.

I made my first ever pair of shoes!

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The only sewing on the skirt

was the elastic sewn into the waistband.

(and I also sewed the glued on ribbon)

When wool has been shrunk,

the fibers meld together and becomes heavy felt.

The edges can be cut with no need for sewing.

I used the neck through raglan sleeve upper part

of the sweater to make the skirt. 

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My first expereince of shrinking a sweater was not so pretty.

When I was a little girl, my dear Aunt knitted me a beautiful sweater

 and my mother accidentally

washed it in hot water.

Ruined!

My aunt was not pleased.

I realize now I could not have worn it anyway,

as wool makes me itch.

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Who knew shrinking sweaters would become a craft?!?

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And I have to show you another crafty girl

who loves to alter and create things with

paper

Her technique: She first tears and rips the paper just so

and then enjoys the work of her paws.

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She has been known to do this to items she finds

while counter-surfing, such as bills, cards, letters,

she is not choosy.  But wrapping paper has a

distinct flavor and is so easy to rip,

and makes a fancy sound

that delights

her ears.