Serendipity gloves – to redo a slipover
Have you seen the movie Serendipity? It was on TV this weekend, and I saw it again. It is a silly but cute chick flick about how serendipity should work in our lives… Serendipity is a great word, it means:
The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
A word invented by Horace Walpole it appears.
And that is also the story of this pink slipover that I bought and then accidentally washed in the washer not knowing/checking that it was pure wool!
It shrunk in the wash!
A year ago I would have cast it away and been sulky. But now I’ve read Do Redo, a book about how to use felted wool fabric in new ways.
So I washed the slipover once more in 60 degrees, and then made a pair of gloves!
I used a old pair of black knitted gloves as a pattern and cut out the pieces out of the pink felted slipover. Thick and soft material, perfect for finger gloves.
I cut out the thumb part separate since the slipover was so small (narrow).
I didn’t have “time” to make a pattern, but using a old pair of gloves worked nicely. I stitched the pieces together with thin sewing thread and then I embroidered roses on the back of the hand, using superfluous wool from the very long socks-project.
And this is how they came out! Pink, close fit and very girly looking. The waist part is covering the wrist and folds to a perfect dubble size.
Close up of the rose I embroidered:
Close up on the embroidered pink rose. Also made free-hand with no pattern.
And then I made a little flower brooch in the same wool material. I really like it and want to do more! Fun, fun fun!
So that is how serendipity works when it works correct. And mysterious are the ways of craft.
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Do-Re-Do…do it more.You really succeded in making soft mittens,romantic mittens.Wellcome spring….where are you?-23C!!!!
Lovely knit-alog-stockings just perfect these days.
I have this book just now and yes it’s really worth washing woolthings in warm water.And the decorations…so many possibilities.
Ulla
great job! I love the embroidery :-)
L o v e l y!!! :)
Ooooooh! Great job, they came out so cute :) I think the embroidery was the perfect touch. I’ll have to check that book out, it sounds like it has some fun ideas.
beautiful! i really love how the embroidery makes them extra special.
Amazing! I love love love the pink! You are so creative!
Really cool gloves. The embroidery is lovely. You did a wonderful job.
What a great idea, and your gloves are so sweet!
Very cute! And creative! I’m your fan… :-)
/Mia
those gloves are absolutely darling! you did a fabulous job on the embroidery.
Wow – those look wonderful. Almost makes me wish that it was cold enough to ever need gloves in Austin TX – HA!
I have trouble reading and understanding patterns so I will do what you do with the gloves. Trace the outline of maybe a pair of capri pants or top and I use that as a base pattern then the rest is the creative part. Your gloves are so cute!! Great Idea you gave me for using 100%wool. I love everything you do though!
I love that silly flick (watch it over and over), l o v e pink, recycling is great and your gloves are so lovely!
Love this!