Penny (Rug) Circles from Felted Wool ~ How To Make the Circles

[@christineburke7267]

I am just amazed by your talent and how much you share with us. Thank you!

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Christine! You are very welcome. Inspiring you inspires me! 💛💛💛

[@ScrappinlizziArt]

Hi Jeri, I am just starting to play with wool and oh my gosh I am addicted. Thank you so much for this video from seven years ago! I am always late to the party! LOL

[@JeriBellini]

You are so welcome! and I'm still making these today! They never get old! 💜

[@doniellefarrell2438]

You’re excellent at showing and describing all your techniques!!

[@JeriBellini]

Thank you! I'm so glad you find them helpful! Happy Yellow Monday! 💛

[@carolynrockafellow417]

Awesome. You are a great teacher and I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you ❤

[@JeriBellini]

You are so welcome! 💜

[@ladyd54]

Thanks for a great detailed video. It would be great to see how you join them together. Those freezer paper circles can be use again until the heat won’t hold. Accuquilt also has circle cutters too.

[@JeriBellini]

I actually bought a die cutter, one of those commercial ones! I'll go back and look at the possibility of remaking this video. I do that with some of my older ones. Thanks for watching! 💜

[@avrilbritten9989]

omg, the cat! love it, thanks for sharing this fantastic lesson :)

[@RebeccaRohrHome]

I love making these fixing to put out a video of a penny rug I have created. You explained it very well. Tfs.

[@JeriBellini]

Oh GREAT! I loved making them, I'm making heart pins now for caregivers, see the video I just posted today. They are so soothing, just like the penny circles.

[@josiegitto8928]

omg have lots of felt wool , I love these type of crafts , I just did a show and tell vid and showed a hexagon quilt made with all my kids and hubbys old flannel shirts , you are right they are called pennys , tfs !!

[@JeriBellini]

Hey Josie, thanks so much for watching, I'll check out your video later today! :-)

[@nancywiltshire9919]

You give such good, clear instructions! Really enjoy your tutorials!

[@JeriBellini]

Thanks Nancy, I try... LOL this one I did do a bit of rambling I think, but I enjoyed making the video, it was just what I needed to do! :-)

[@lillianantoci2475]

I just wanted to let you know my husband gave me this great tool for cutting circles. It's from Olfay. They can be found in any fabric store and very inexpensive. It cuts a perfect circle from small to large. Better than hand cut. All the circle are all even in size. I just love it, save my hand from hand cutting all the circles.

[@JeriBellini]

I'll be going out and looking for that tool! Thanks for telling me about it!

[@beverlystout7841]

Love this Jeri, & I enjoy the way you teach. TFS!

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Beverly, I'm so glad you are enjoying my vids, thanks so much for watching and commenting!!!

[@tuthillg]

Love this idea! I'm just getting into felting, so this was perfect timing for me. TFS, Jeri!

[@JeriBellini]

Awesome, these are SO fun and easy to make, they would make great paperclip things too!

[@nicocaiden2861]

InstaBlaster...

[@janetvisochi-baum7572]

oh Jeri what a blast from the past. i loved working with those. growing up we called the single circles "Pennies". thank you so much for doing this video i really enjoyed watching - very inspiring : )

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Janet, thanks so much for commenting and watching! I'm so happy I gave you a blast! LOL

[@patwaldorf935]

Love these ❤

[@JeriBellini]

Thank you!

[@smurfie161]

These are great Jeri , they would be super on mixed media items or crochet items

[@JeriBellini]

Yes they would Smurfie, I hope you will give them a try! Thanks for watching!

[@LadyBlueStudios]

yes its a Wool Penny Circle. Love making these, so relaxing

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Michelle, thank you! And yes, they are VERY relaxing to make, I totally agree! OX

[@morningloryke]

Hi Jeri, just found you and liked your teaching video so much I have subscribed! Big thank you :)

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Morning Glory, thanks so very much for subbing ! And I am glad you enjoyed the video!!!! Happy New year!

[@larainecentineo7388]

Jeri, Nice project and teaching!...I liked the additional suggestions you made for using these Wool Penny Circles! More for me to try! :>) Thanks for sharing!

[@JeriBellini]

Hey sista, thanks for watching! OX

[@LiLaCnSpRiNg]

Yes, I would love some of your felted wool! What do I do now? Love, Love these penny circle ideas!!

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Lilac! I have a bunch of wool I just came across while packing and moving, I'm going to be listing it in my Etsy shop as soon as I am able. Maybe follow me there... it's under recycled parts 4 art. Thanks for watching! I love little bits of hand stitiching!

[@GeminiDolly52951]

Not sure if someone else commented with this same comment, but if you draw your circles on the back side of the freezer paper, the side of the paper that is not shiny, before you iron it onto the fabric. Then iron the paper on the unshiny side of the paper to your fabric, you will get a much better pattern to use, than if you mark on your fabric. Once you cut the pieces apart, peel the paper off your fabric, you can reuse the paper many times. If you iron on the fabric like you did, you might get your iron on the shiny paper, and that would not be good for the iron. You would then have to clean your iron. Just thought this would be helpful to those who have never used freezer paper before.

[@JeriBellini]

Thank you for your input Esther! I will try it that way next time I make some! 💚

[@BettsyDoodle]

Ive not heard of or seen 'Pennies' before but you've mad some beautiful ones. I've got some craft felt that I will try with. Tfs.Hugs,Dee xox

[@JeriBellini]

Oh so glad to have enlightened you to these fun creative thingy's! Thanks for watching! 💚

[@shellyeasley6673]

Thank you for showing us the blanket stitch. I’m a newbie myself to this. I would love to purchase wool from you to help you reduce your stash.

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Shelly, I am going to post more wool next week, press the bell on my YT channel and you'll get notifications. I do Shop Updates on my channel. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel! 💚

[@lisaswank-artfulinspiratio1865]

This is Awesome Jeri! Tfs 😃

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Lisa, Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!!! OX

[@ariesradio]

Penny circles make penny rugs because back in pioneer times when people made their own clothes, the women kept all of the scraps, no matter how small, they would use pennies and other coins as templates to trace and cut out the circles and when they had enough “penny circles” they would sew them together to make a rug, wall hanging, or table runner. I love them and want to make my own!

[@JeriBellini]

They are beautiful, aren't they?!!! Thanks for watching!

[@renewalof48]

So cool.

[@JeriBellini]

thanks for watching Donia!!! Hope you try them!

[@cynthiamccoy845]

Would these work with regular felt instead of wool felt? Great project!

[@JeriBellini]

Yes! In fact one of my viewers used fun foam and they looked GREAT! Have fun! thanks for watching.

[@NeverHopelessbyElizabeth]

You are killin' me girl!! First with the yo-yos and now with these!! And I have felt...ermegerd!!! OMGoodness, I LOL at your slip...yours is Betty, mine is Fred!! Crack me up!! This looks very similar to a "blanket sticth" which I just learned and had fun using on some tags recently. Lovin' the paper clip idea as well!! Great video my dear sister :) Much love to you

[@JeriBellini]

That's what happens when I binge watch your channel, I start talking like you do.... Fred? I said, what? LOL I saw your tag video and LOVE it! It's the blanket stitch and the buttonhole stitch, just about the same thing. One is done in the center of something (button) and the other is done along an edge. Thanks so much for watching!!! OX

[@lisaswank-artfulinspiratio1865]

Never Hopeless by Elizabeth ...Lol 🤣

[@leashrusso]

I bought a sizzix die called “Penny Rug Circles and Tongues” which eliminates all of the “freezer paper” process.....it’s great!

[@JeriBellini]

OH my GOSH! I have a CuttleBug, do you think it would work in mine? What a great idea! I love penny circles!

[@debbieharris3621]

Jeri, I really love this idea and plan on adding it to my already full craft projects. LOL But , I do have a question. Why do you iron the felt to the freezer paper? Can you make them without it? Thanks for all the awesome videos you make. I always have fun watching them.

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Debbie, I just iron it to the freezer paper to make it easier to draw a circle on it, it stiffens/stabilizes the wool a bit, but no, you do not have to do that if you don't want to. Try one without and see if it gives you a nice circle. Thanks so much for watching my vids!!! I do appreciate you lots! OX

[@debbieharris3621]

Thanks for the quick reply. I will give both a try and see which way I like it.

[@carenhelm9166]

Hi Jeri, I am interested in learning how to make penny circles. Would you have some felted wool in hues of purples and royal blues (solids, prints, whatever you have that you are downsizing!) that you could add to Etsy for me? Since this is my first attempt, I don't need a very large quantity.

[@JeriBellini]

Sure... I will work on that tomorrow... send me an email Caren tonight: [e-mail]

[@sharyndj7404]

Hi! Love your channel. The circles are actually called “ pennies”. I call mine “ coins” because I make several sizes...but traditionally, all sizes are called,pennies.

[@JeriBellini]

Hi Sharyn, thanks so much! They are fun to make!!!

[@MarionMartin-l9c]

What size circles

[@JeriBellini]

The circles can be whatever sizes you like. My largest one is approx 2 inches, then 1 1/2 inches and the smallest is about 3/4 inch. I sell already cut out circles and other shapes in my Etsy Shop if you're interested take a look. ShopAtTheLittleHouse. www.etsy.com/shop/shopAtTheLittleHouse

[@nathaliet.3985]

Thank you So So So much for this wonderfully detailed and beautifully done tutorial Jeri!!! I'll P.M you later for additional info... I still can't figure out why I cannot get any reply on my comments on KZbin... ***sigh*** 😕 Sending much love your way!!! x.ox.o

[@whitedovepb]

Actually they are called WOOL PENNIES. Typically they were cut from non useable wool clothing.

[@JeriBellini]

Thank you for watching!!!