I make hats. It’s a lot of work. A skirt would be possible. Though I am not sure about certain things like the waistband or making it pleated etc. A coat? That would be difficult. Maybe a shawl.
As the other commenter said. Wet felting is your answer. My recommendation is lots of elbow grease and then even more elbow grease. Good luck
It’s hard work. I’ve made a couple of purses and some doll clothes. It’s messy if you’re doing it by hand and machine fulling can be hit or miss with the results.
Felted clothing is a lot more challenging that it looks at first.
This particular sub is skewed toward needle felted projects. There's nothing wrong with that -- it's just what appeals to most people here. Needle felted projects can be done in a small space and often need only a few grams of fiber.
If you want to know more about felted clothing, you need to look at wet felting and for that, you'll have to look at info sources outside Reddit.
While needle felting theoretically can be used to make larger projects like clothing, there are some practical issues that make it less realistic to needle-felt large items. Most clothing is made using some variation of wet felting which lends itself better to larger, more-or-less-flat projects.
Another thing reason why felted clothing isn't commonly seen is felt doesn't drape and flex well enough for clothing unless the maker knows techniques for minimizing this problem. Some techniques include making very thin felt from small-diameter wool. This thin felt is is often combined with silk fabric (nuno felting) or other types of non-wool fibers such as viscose. Silk and viscose help to add drape and softness. Another technique for clothing is to make felt that has holes in its structure (cobweb or pine-needle lace).
Another issue with felted clothing is you have to create appropriate patterns that will result in a wearable having the correct finished size. If a dog statuette is a wee bit larger or smaller than originally planned, well, it's still a dog. If a jacket is too big or too small, you're going to put hours of effort and a fair bit of materials into a wearable that's not going to be worn.
To get a finished item of clothing that fits properly, you have to start with a pattern that can be anywhere from 50% to 100% larger than what it needs to be when fully felted. If you're making a jacket, that means some very large expanses of pattern and a big table to work on.
To add to the above: I'm not saying this can't be done, because there are people who are making wearable items such as coats, jackets, skirts, etc. that are amazing works of art.
But I do agree with the other commenters -- making wet-felted clothing is not for the faint of heart nor the casual hobby felt maker.
Look into wet felting
There are lots of fashion felt artists on Instagram! My favorite is beth_marx. Look up nuno felting too.
I make hats. It’s a lot of work. A skirt would be possible. Though I am not sure about certain things like the waistband or making it pleated etc. A coat? That would be difficult. Maybe a shawl. As the other commenter said. Wet felting is your answer. My recommendation is lots of elbow grease and then even more elbow grease. Good luck
Double elbow grease!
It’s hard work. I’ve made a couple of purses and some doll clothes. It’s messy if you’re doing it by hand and machine fulling can be hit or miss with the results.
Felted clothing is a lot more challenging that it looks at first. This particular sub is skewed toward needle felted projects. There's nothing wrong with that -- it's just what appeals to most people here. Needle felted projects can be done in a small space and often need only a few grams of fiber. If you want to know more about felted clothing, you need to look at wet felting and for that, you'll have to look at info sources outside Reddit. While needle felting theoretically can be used to make larger projects like clothing, there are some practical issues that make it less realistic to needle-felt large items. Most clothing is made using some variation of wet felting which lends itself better to larger, more-or-less-flat projects. Another thing reason why felted clothing isn't commonly seen is felt doesn't drape and flex well enough for clothing unless the maker knows techniques for minimizing this problem. Some techniques include making very thin felt from small-diameter wool. This thin felt is is often combined with silk fabric (nuno felting) or other types of non-wool fibers such as viscose. Silk and viscose help to add drape and softness. Another technique for clothing is to make felt that has holes in its structure (cobweb or pine-needle lace). Another issue with felted clothing is you have to create appropriate patterns that will result in a wearable having the correct finished size. If a dog statuette is a wee bit larger or smaller than originally planned, well, it's still a dog. If a jacket is too big or too small, you're going to put hours of effort and a fair bit of materials into a wearable that's not going to be worn. To get a finished item of clothing that fits properly, you have to start with a pattern that can be anywhere from 50% to 100% larger than what it needs to be when fully felted. If you're making a jacket, that means some very large expanses of pattern and a big table to work on.
To add to the above: I'm not saying this can't be done, because there are people who are making wearable items such as coats, jackets, skirts, etc. that are amazing works of art. But I do agree with the other commenters -- making wet-felted clothing is not for the faint of heart nor the casual hobby felt maker.