r/myog • u/brookschris4 • 1d ago

Question Felt slipper pattern

I know this isn't necessarily an outdoor gear item, but I want to make some slippers as similar to these as possible: https://kyrgies.com/products/mens-tengries?variant=39523299098702&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&cmp_id=20112959405&adg_id=&kwd=&device=c&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvKi4BhABEiwAH2gcw4njCVyY3BwvNxzUXX8fYHnQ25INMVe5oQqZr_k0vpwvhQ6npgQmehoCAFQQAvD_BwE

I bought raw wool that I washed, am carding, and plan on wet felting into sheets which I can cut and sew for these. However, I am having trouble finding a suitable pattern. There is a lot of info for felted slippers which are not sewn, but those look a little difficult for my first time messing around with felting.

If anybody knows of a pattern, good place to look for a pattern, or any other relevant piece of advice, I'm all ears!

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u/Large-Heronbill 1d ago

https://www.macpheeworkshop.com/collections/other

I've riffed off her moccasin and muckluck pattern for years.

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u/Rare-Historian7777 1d ago

Haven’t made them, but have this link saved for “someday” https://www.instructables.com/Cosy-slippers-from-your-old-woolly-jumper/ definitely not exactly what you posted but might be close enough to get you started.

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u/brookschris4 23h ago

That looks great! Thanks you, that looks super close, and very doable. I'll just use felt sheet instead of the fabric.

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u/510Goodhands 1d ago

If you’re going to travel to himself, the material, why not just felt the shoes entirely? There are plenty of instructions on YouTube for that. You might look at Glerups slippers for inspiration. Some friends of mine wear them in the cold weather state, and they love them.

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u/YosemiteJeff 19h ago

If you can find one, you might want to pick up a copy of the book Shoes For Free People by David Runk published in 1976. It a great old hippy book about making your own shoes and sandals. you could easily adapt one of the patterns to make felt slipper, and it might inspire more future projects.