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Woolfiller is so easy and satisfying!

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February 22, 2010 Filed under: Hacking + Repairing culture

If, like me, you have lots of jumpers that you love but they don’t look their best anymore because the moths have gotten too cosy with them, you’ll LOVE this!
Woolfiller is a new product by dutch designer Heleen Klopper. I repaired one of my favourite jumpers and scarf at the weekend and I still have a pile to tackle. The video on the website shows how it’s done – and it really is that easy – and very satisfying ! I love that you can choose nice colours and enjoy the repairs – it’s pretty much like sugru for your clothes !!

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Posted by Jane
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I like the concept, but it would be nice if they did opt to include some STANDARD colours, so that (in the case of a really nice jumper) the repair isn’t so obvious!

David Gold on March 2, 2010 at 1:58 am

i wonder what’s new and different about woolfiller—this looks just like needle felting to me, which isn’t new by any means.  and since it uses regular wool roving, you’re not limited to the colours some designer has thought up.  google it for much information.

piranha on March 3, 2010 at 10:19 am

Yeah, this is basic needlefelting. They aren’t charging WAY too much for the kit, but you can find an identical kit for much less at any yarn store. Here in the States, you can pick up a basic needlefelting kit with 4 needles, a dense foam cushion, instructions and a couple of ounces of wool roving for about $14.

You can also find needlefelting kits on etsy.com for pretty cheap. I just object to the designer saying that this is “novel” rather than being an old technique that has been used for a very long time.

Danielle on March 6, 2010 at 9:40 am

I actually darn my socks and jumpers, so I know I’m not the target market here, but do the people who use this product actually think the splotchy, stained look this product yields is particularly attractive?  Wouldn’t it look better if you at least made some attempt to match the underlying colour of the piece?

blahedo on March 8, 2010 at 5:01 am

They have lots of standard colours, a beautiful colour palate of nearly 100 colours it looks like, I hope we can have such a huge colour choice of sugru some day!
And, well, where’s the fun in hiding your repairs ?! To me, the turquise woolfiller on the turkish carpet image on their site is joyful ! I see the colour contrast as a way to celebrate the patina of wear our things acquire over their lifetime and its also a testimony to their owners resourcefulness and resistance to buying new!
Go team woolfiller I say.

Jane on March 11, 2010 at 1:12 am