This tiny laundry line will remind you that even Santa has chores. Or maybe an elf does the laundry? The � nished size of the jacket is approximately 6 inches. Remember to always pull your wool roving o� the bundle --- DO NOT cut the wool as the trimmed edges are harder to work into your � nished felt piece. You could create a whole family laundry line with larger suits for the adults in the house and tiny suits for the children!

Pull a 1 x 3 inch piece of red wool and place it on your felting mat. Pull three 1 inch tufts and lay them across the 3 inch strip so that the � bers are perpendicular to one another. Reshape the roving with your hand so that the piece has a fairly straight edge. Using your 5-needle tool felt this strip until the roving is well attached. Take care to use the needle tool at a right angle so that the needles do not break. Pull the strip up from the felting mat and tuck any loose � bers in so that the strip has smooth edges. Turn the strip over and lay it on the felting mat. Using the 5-needle tool felt the other side until � rm. Repeat to create the other arm.

Santa’s Laundry Line

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Pull a 1 x 3 inch piece of red wool and place it on your felting mat. Using similar sized pieces cover the surface of the felting mat. Place a second layer of wool perpendicular to your � rst layer. Place a third layer of wool perpendicular to the second layer so that you have created a three layer pile of roving pieces, each layer alternating in direction. Felt this with your 5-needle tool to create the jacket body. Pull the body up from the felting mat and tuck any loose � bers in so that the piece has smooth edges. Turn the body over and lay it on the felting mat. Using the 5-needle tool felt the other side until � rm.

Join the arms to the body of the jacket by placing each arm on the body at a slight angle and with some overlap. Using the 5-needle tool, felt the arms to the body until secure. Turn the jacket shape over to felt the other side until � rm.

Supplies:* 50 grams Cherry Red wool roving* 15 grams Vanilla White wool roving* Small clothespins or clips* 36 inches hemp yarn or cord for the laundry line

* Clover large felting mat* Clover 5-needle felting tool

Tools:

Pull a 2 x 6 inch piece of red wool and place it on your felting mat. Pull six 1 inch tufts and lay them across the 6 inch strip so that the � bers are perpendicular to one another. Reshape the roving with your hand so that the piece has a fairly straight edge. Using your 5-needle tool felt this strip until the roving is well attached. Pull the strip up from the felting mat and tuck any loose � bers in so that the strip has smooth edges. Turn the strip over and lay it on the felting mat. Using the 5-needle tool felt the other side until � rm. Repeat to create the other leg of the pants.

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5 Join the legs of the pants together by placing each leg at a slight angle and with some overlap. Using the 5-needle tool, felt the legs together until secure. Fold down any loose felt along the edges and create a � at waist. Turn the pants shape over to felt the other side until � rm.

6 Pull a 1 x 2 inch piece of red wool and place it on your felting mat. Pull two 1 inch tufts and lay them across the 2 inch triangle so that the � bers are perpendicular to one another. Reshape the roving with your hand so that the piece has a triangular shape. Using your 5-needle tool felt this triangle until the roving is well attached. Pull the triangle up from the felting mat and tuck any loose � bers in so that the triangle has smooth edges. Turn the triangle over and lay it on the felting mat. Using the 5-needle tool felt the other side until � rm.

7 Follow the manufacturers directions to remove a single needle from your 5-needle tool. Using this needle embellish the cu� s, neck and front of the jacket and the cu� s of the pants as shown. You may embellish both sides of the Santa suit but the red � bers will be visible on through the white on the original side.

Turn the strip over and lay it on the felting mat. Using the 5-needle tool felt the

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