Winter Wreaths in New Colors
Purl Soho’s Winter Wreath is a bounty of artful flowers, designed to celebrate the holiday season and beyond! This year we introduce three new palettes to our collection: Pewter, Winter Sage, and Elderberry. Hushed in spirit, this year’s Kits are soft, understated, and very elegant.
The Pewter Wreath reads like hand-cut tin or carefully crafted silver. Like our original snowy White Wreath, its neutrality allows the texture of the wool felt and the embroidered details to whisper volumes. We love Pewter’s serious beauty!
Our Winter Sage Wreath feels plucked from a luminous garden on the verge of winter sleep. It is a quiet, hibernal green, quite different from our more traditional deep Evergreen Wreath.
And finally, our Elderberry Wreath glows from its hidden shadows. It is a profound mystery, resplendent in its sonorous tones. The Elderberry Wreath takes traditional Christmas red to new depths!
Materials
- Five 18 x 18–inch 100% Wool Felt Pieces, 1mm thick
- 1/2 yard of coordinating interfacing
- Purl Soho’s Organic Cotton Sewing Thread in a coordinating color to match the felt
- 2 skeins of embroidery floss
- 1/4 ounce of sequins
- 1/4 ounce of seed beads
- An embroidery needle
- A beading needle + needle threader
- 12 ounces of stuffing for the Wreath Form
- A fabric marker
- A 5/8-inch D-ring for hanging
- A Winter Wreath Pattern with full-size cutting templates
Update, May 2024: You can explore our current collection of beautiful fabrics and supplies on our page of Sewing Tools + Notions!
Size
Finished Dimensions: 16 inches in diameter
The Pattern
The Winter Wreath Pattern is available as either a hard copy or PDF download.
Update 2024: You can explore our current collection of beautiful fabrics and supplies on our page of Sewing Tools + Notions!
Can you tell me approximately how time-consuming this project is? And what kind of wreath form does one need: styrofoam, straw, etc? Since I have double front doors, I will need two kits, so I need to have an idea of the time involved. Thank you, Bebe
Hi Bebe,
Thanks for writing in! It is hard to estimate how long it would take to make this wreath as everyone works at different paces. Cutting out and prepping the project takes roughly between 2-4 hours. Depending on your speed, the assembling can take anywhere from several hours to 10 hours. These are just estimates and it make take you less or more time depending on your personal speed!
Additionally, all the items that you need are included save for tools like scissors. You will be creating the wreath form with the enclosed felt and stuffing.
I hope that this helps and happy sewing!
Cassy
On a scale of 1 – 10 , what is the skill level needed to complete this project?
Hello, Marian!
Thank you so much for writing in! This project is great for beginners! Anyone with basic crafting skills can make these, however, I do recommend allowing for plenty of time to complete this project just because there are several felt leaves and flowers to make. Please let us know if you have further questions and again, thank you for writing in!
Best,
Kumeko
You should start a gallery for people to post pictures of their wreaths. I would love to see how everyone interprets the pattern. I am almost done with the wreath in white.
Hi Maggie,
Thanks for writing in! What a great idea! You can certainly add your finished project on Instagram and tag it with #purlsohobusyhands . This is a great place to look at projects that others have completed and who knows, we may be able to share the finished project as well on our purlsohobusyhands Instagram account!
Best,
Cassy
What skills do you need to make this wreath?
Hello, Janet!
Thank you for your interest in our Winter Wreaths! This project is quite simple and straight forward, anyone with basic crafting and sewing skills can make these wreaths. If you’re planning on making one for the upcoming holiday season I highly recommend giving yourself plenty of time to work on this – it’s an excellent project for a beginner but it can take a lot of time to create. Please let us know if you have further questions! Thank you for writing in!
Best,
Kumeko
I already have this pattern, but I want to get some felt for it. Which felt was used for the Elderberry one — I don’t see “Elderberry” as one of the colors in the Wollfilz line, but I want to make one in this color for my step-mom.
Love you guys! Forget Pinterest; I just scroll through your gallery of deliciousness to get my creative fix. 🙂 <3
Amy
Hi Amy,
Thanks for the wonderful comment! The color we use for “Elderberry” is “Grape” in the Woolfilz selection. Thanks!
-Adam
Are the shapes printed on the felt? If not how is the pattern transferred to the felt? I’ve sometimes draw shapes on butcher paper, then ironed that on the felt, cut the shape and remove the paper. That helps with dark colors, where a line from a pen won’t show. I’ m just wondering how it’s done with this kit.
Thanks, Mary
Hi Mary,
Thank you for writing in and for your question! The pattern for this lovely wreath comes with templates for the flowers and leaves. You will need to cut out the templates for all the Flowers, Centers and Leaves. (Again, if your pattern is a download, first print out the templates.) You will then use the templates to cut out the shapes from the felt. If you purchase the kit, we include a Water Soluble Pencil that you can use to trace the templates.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
If I wish to purchase the pattern and felt separately, what is the color for the elderberry wreath? Or is that color only available in the kit?
Hi Melanie,
Thanks for writing in! The color that we used in this kit is Grape!
Best,
Cassy
Just made my first wreath and ready to make the next! What colour felt is used in the white wreath?
Hi Alison,
Congratulations on finishing your first wreath! For the white winter wreath we used the Ecru color of the wool felt pieces.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
All of your things are so beautifully photographed! I have a question about this kit. It says that it comes with the stuffing to make the form – do you create the form from the felt and then sew that together?
Thank you
Karen
Hi Karen,
Thank you so much for your kind words! Yes, you do create the form yourself by cutting the pieces out of felt, sewing them and stuffing the wreath!
Best,
Cassy
Do you have any recommendations for the best scissors for cutting wool/felt?
Hi Wendy,
I would recommend the dressmakers shears by Gingher that we have. I use them to cut all types of fabric. The scissors cut very accurately and smoothly.
I hope this helps,
Melissa
Do I need a sewing machine for this project? It’s a beautiful, elegant wreath.
Hello Mary,
Thank you for your question! You can easily hand sew this project.
Happy crafting,
-Marilla
Hi purl soho,
I am in the process of making the winter wreath but I’m not clear on how many of the flowers and leaves I should use the interface on.
Or am I interfacing just to provide a more stable template to cut out the rest of the flowers.
I have transferred my templates to card to use for cutting out. Hope you can clarify,
Regards,
Linda
Hi Linda,
Thanks for writing in! You will be cutting certain flowers and leaves from the felt prepared with the interfacing. These flowers and leaves are: poinsettia, wild rose, small leaf and large leaf. On page 3 of the pattern, there is a cutting guide for the flowers and leaves and the first section will show those that you cut from the felt with interfacing as well as the amount of each that you will cut! The interfacing on these pieces will give them a bit more stability!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I’m putting the finishing touches on my first winter wreath and I’m already dreaming about a second. Since I already have the pattern I was hoping someone could tell me what color felt, sequins, beads, thead, and embroidery floss are used for the pewter wreath. Thank you!
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for reaching out! We are happy to help! For the Pewter version, you will need…
5 pieces of 18×18 1mm felt in color Steel (38)
1 spool of thread in color 3756
Seed beads in Silver Taupe
Sequins in Pale Gray AND Pewter
DMC Metal Effects in Silver AND White Gold
As well as the other materials listed above!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Thank you!
Do you guys sell the pattern separately? I really want to make this this holiday, but you don’t have the color I want in stock. I was hoping you might sell the pattern, so I could buy the materials from you.
Thanks!
Hello Janie,
Thank you for your interest in our pattern! We do sell the pattern separately, you can find it right here; .
Happy sewing!
-Marilla
I ordered this kit and finally made this wreath. It took me about 24 hours, as I am not a skilled embroiderer. It was very rewarding to complete this project and it looks great hanging on my wall of my newly remodeled kitchen area.
Merry Christmas, so love the store and the creative patterns. Finally got to visit last May….
I made this wreath last year and so love it. It was a very fun project, once I got the time and it looks great on my gray walls. Love your creativity!!!
Is there any way to purchase the pattern PLUS some felt and sequins/threads of more than one color (for example, white, red, dark green, lighter green) in order to make a multi-colored wreath?
Thanks!
Hi and thanks for reaching out! Yes, you could definitely create your own color palette for the Winter Wreath! Our Wool Felt Pieces can be purchased individually in a wide range of colors, and you can also choose from our selection of sequins and seed beads. When selecting your felt, you will need five pieces total, and I would suggest having at least two of them be the same color for the wreath base.
I hope that helps, and please do let us know how it turns out!
Julianna
Van O get a paper copy of the pattern so that I don’t have to download it?
Hi Mary,
Thanks for reaching out! You can get a hard copy of the patter for the Winter Wreath Pattern Here! In the selection drop down you can select “download only”, or “download + hard copy” and we will mail you the hard copy of the pattern!
I hope this clarifies things!
All the best,
Gianna
Is the kit flexible to add a string of lights through it? Thanks!
Hi Rochelle,
Thanks for reaching out! I think adding lights through this is a great idea! I haven’t heard of anyone trying that out, so it may take a bit of trial and error, if you do try this out please let us know how it turns out!
Happy crafting!
Gianna
I don’t see pewter listed as a felt color. What color is the most similar to it. In making the winter white wreath, did you use Ecru color from felt colors listed? Thank you
Hi Gladys,
Thanks for reaching out. I’m so sorry to say that we’ve discontinued the Winter Wreath Kit in Pewter! While we loved this color, Wollfilz is no longer making the felt in it, so we’ve had to make the sad decision to stop carrying it as well. We hope you can understand! The most similar color to it would be Steel 38.
In answer to your other question, yes, the Winter White version of the wreath uses Ecru felt. I hope this information is useful!
All the best,
Lili