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But what about decorative shapes and edges? Felt just begs for them! Because felt cuts clean without fraying, tiny little curves and points can stay crisp and add the perfect finishing touch to a project. Pinking shears can add a great little zig-zaggy edge, but my dream shears are the scalloped edge ones from Fiskars (bottom of first photo). I found mine on eBay as I believe they are out of production. I also have a curvy wave pair. These are high quality, heavy duty shears made for cutting FABRIC. Do not think for a minute that cheap light weight scrapbooking scissors will work on felt. Believe me, I’ve tried it and it only ends in frustration and mangled felt. So keep your eyes peeled for them on eBay! I bet you can score a pair for around $10.

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The artist, Mimi Kirchner, uses scalloped shears when creating her Tiny World pincushions. Isn’t her work amazing? The scalloped edge is also a great guide for keeping your stitches evenly spaced, like on the grass area above the edge of the tea cup.

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Something newer to me are the Sizzix paddle punches (center of first photo). I found mine on Etsy. Cutting little flowers or stars precisely with fabric shears is tricky and tedious not to mention impossible if you are trying to make several that are identical. These little punches are meant for scrapbooking but work just fine on nice quality wool blend felt! It works like a cookie cutter. You’ll need a rubber mallet to whack it a few times and…Ta Da! Perfect felt flower…or whatever shape you’re using. I found this tutorial on Flickr by Jen Segrest that shows how to do it using a regular hammer with the head covered with a plastic bottle cap, genius!

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What about cutting shapes and edges on felted wool sweaters? And do you like a particular blend of wool in a sweater, like merino vs Shetland?

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I use my freezer paper as an addition to some of the tools- I iron the felt onto the freezer paper and then a paper punch will usually cut cleanly- works great for small circles. And thanks so much for the mention!

Most of the time I use regular fabric shears and cut shapes freehand. If I need even strips or perfect rectangles, I’ll use a small rotary cutter (above, top) a ruler and cutting mat.

I buy dies from Papertrey Ink. They are primarily a stamp company with paper crafting supplies, but their dies cut cardstock and wool felt. Their prices are very reasonable. The dies are perfect if you need identical cuts each time. I just made wool felt mitten ornaments using a Christmas tree die, holly dies, and mitten die.

You can definitely use the shears on felted wool sweaters, but depending on how fuzzy they are, the detail may not show up. I haven’t tried the paddle punch on a sweater yet but I will let you know!

Crafter Maureen Cracknell uses a Go! Baby fabric cutting machine to cut flowers and leaves for the felt crowns she creates. She sells adorable felt birthday crowns in her etsy shop so she needs a work-horse of a tool to keep up with production. I personally have not used a  Go! Baby but I hear people swear by them. They’re not inexpensive, so I recommend trying one out first if you can before making the investment.

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Dag Hammarskjold avait souvent exprimé en privé le souhait que le cercle situé devant le bâtiment du Secrétariat, au siège de l'ONU,  serait un jour orné d'une sculpture appropriée.  Il a proposé à Barbara Hepworth, dont il admirait beaucoup les œuvres, de créer cette sculpture.     La sculpture a été inaugurée au siège de l'Organisation des Nations Unies lors d'une cérémonie présidée par le Secrétaire général U Thant le 11 juin 1964.

Single Form est une sculpture abstraite de l'artiste britannique Barbara Hepworth. Hepworth a été chargée par Jacob Blaustein, ancien délégué des États-Unis auprès de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, de réaliser cette sculpture à la mémoire de Dag Hammarskjold, Secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, après son décès dans un accident d'avion en Afrique en 1961.     La sculpture est une abstraction de forme libre, largement ovale, de forme irrégulière, et percée près du sommet d'un trou circulaire. De nombreuses interprétations ont été proposées, telles qu'un profil avec un œil, une main humaine levée en signe de salut ou d'allégeance, ou une étendue d'espace dans laquelle le soleil se lève.     L'artiste elle-même n'a proposé aucune interprétation concrète de ses autres œuvres, mais a déclaré à propos de la sculpture : « Tout au long de mon travail sur la « Single Form », j'ai gardé à l'esprit les idées de Dag Hammarskjold sur l'idéologie humaine et esthétique et j'ai essayé de perfectionner un symbole qui refléterait la noblesse de sa vie, et qui nous donnerait en même temps un motif et un symbole à la fois de continuité et de solidarité pour l'avenir. »

I use dies to cut felt with my Big Shot machine or my Vagabond machine. Sure is a lot faster. Most of my dies are Papertrey, Sizzix or Spellbinders.

I’d love to hear what your favorite tools are for cutting felt! What am I missing? In my next Felt Lore post, I’m going to share some cutting tricks that don’t require special tools.

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I like to draw my designs on freezer paper, fuse it to the felt and then cut it out. I can get really precise shapes with scissors that way.