Our Mauch Chunky Roving is one of our most versatile offerings - it can be used for handspinning, wet felted or needle felted to create shapes and solid fabrics, added to a weaving project as an accent, and it also is the prepared fiber that we spin into Mauch Chunky yarn. This 100% US wool fiber does it all! Today, we round up several project ideas and tutorials for Mauch Chunky Roving to inspire you to take a stab at a new project!

Wet Felting with Mauch Chunky Roving

Wet felting involves hot water and agitation to force the fibers together to make a solid fabric. Erica used bits of Mauch Chunky Roving to wet felt a beautiful Felted Wool Ball Jewelry set. You could also use this technique to create garland strands! Our roving sets contain eight colors per set, perfect for items like this.

Laura shared this in our Facebook Group and we had to share! She made this rug as a wedding gift with Mauch Chunky Roving in Blueberry Ice and Blue Lagoon. Each of the 93 “beach rocks” are wet felted, sewn together, and attached to a sturdy webbed backing to create a rug that measures approximately 23" x 28".

Needle-Felting with Mauch Chunky Roving

Needle felting involves stabbing the fibers repeatedly to tangle the fibers together with a barbed needle. Stefanie used Mauch Chunky Roving with cookie cutters to make several needle felted ornaments. What a great idea and a quick weekend project! Her blog post includes a straightforward tutorial with lots of handy tips. Click here to read her DIY Needle Felted Ornaments post.

Create a Dreamcatcher

Here at Kraemer Yarns, Sharon took roving from the Irish Pub sampler to wrap around a plain embroidery hoop. Next, she took thread to string back and forth inside the hoop. Sharon free-handed her needle felted feathers, but you could use a cookie cutter shape to guide you. Voila! It’s a quick and easy craft that results in a great wall hanging for your home.

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Needle Felted Hedgehog Tutorial

It’s been awhile since I needle felted and I’ve been itching for a project. I decided on making a little friend for the sweet needle felted woodland owl that perches on my desk. If you’ve never needle felted before, no worries … my aim for this Needle Felted Hedgehog Tutorial was to have lots of step-by-step photos so you can jump right in and try it out. But if you feel more comfortable with a little needle felting introduction, you can refer to my post Needle Felting 101.

A few years ago, I spotted some cute needle felted ornaments on Pinterest that were made using cookie cutters to create the shapes. How clever is that?! Ever since, I have been thinking about giving it a try myself, and finally decided to take a stab at it for my Christmas in July theme. Pun very much intended - please feel free to roll your eyes accordingly! 
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Fun with color

Kraemer Yarns Mauch Chunky Roving

Laura has been spinning from her sampler box to create mini skeins and will be knitting a colorwork project with them soon!

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This week on Jessie At Home we are featuring Naturally Nazareth yarn from Kraemer Yarns. It is a worsted weight, three-ply, 100% U.S. Merino Wool blend yarn that is made in the USA. Today is a review and giveaway, then Thursday we will have a free crochet pattern, and Friday there will be a video to go with the pattern. Read more

Free Pattern
Centerpiece tutorial 

My wrap is done, and it’s gorgeous! I love it! If you love it too, read on, because I have a giveaway for the yarn and pattern!

A couple of months ago, I was contacted by Stitchcraft Marketing about a review opportunity. Of course I jumped on the chance, and agreed to review Kraemer Yarn’s Perfection DK. Read more...

Baby knits are such a great instant-gratification project, and having a stash of cute baby things comes in handy when someone announces that they're expecting. I was excited to try out this project kit from Kraemer Yarns... read more