Sewing Instructions for a Pot Holder

You can give homemade pot holders as a house warming gift.

Pot holders can help protect your skin from becoming accidentally burned when using your stove top or oven. Many people purchase their pot holders from a department or home decorating store, but if you do not live near one of these stores, you can make your own pot holders using old 100 percent wool sweaters. This can allow you to make use of discarded fabric while trying your hand at completing a relatively simple sewing project.

Things You'll Need

• Wool sweater
• Scissors
• Measuring tape
• Thread
• Needle

Instructions

1. Place the arm of a large, 100 percent wool sweater onto a table top. Flatten it out.

2. Cut a 12-inch long rectangle from the sleeve, both front and back.

3. Place the two rectangular pieces with their right sides together. Line up the edges.

4. Sew around edges of the doubled rectangles, leaving about two inches unsewn.

5. Turn the form right side out.

6. Turn down the edges of the opening, and sew it closed.

7. Wash the pot holder in a clothes washer on high heat.

8. Dry the pot holder in a clothes dryer on high heat. This will felt the wool pot holder to make it thick.

References

• Frugal Living Now: Felted Wool Pot Holder