Waverley Mills invited us to take on the challenge of creating something with their Craft Packs! We loved this project and enjoyed the creativity of taking on this challenge!
Waverley Mills, located in Tasmania, Australia, is the country’s oldest working textile mill, established in 1874. Renowned for its high-quality wool products, the mill specialises in weaving luxurious blankets, throws, and scarves from Australian merino wool, alpaca, and recycled fibres. Committed to sustainability and heritage, Waverley Mills blends traditional craftsmanship with modern innovation. The mill operates onsite from raw fibre to finished product, ensuring quality and traceability.
The Craft Packs include 500 grams of recycled wool pieces, from blanket ends to pieces. The recycled wool pack we received had three pieces in it. The mix of fabric and size of the pieces varies from pack to pack. For the recycled wool pack we created two makes, this Know Me 2109 vest and a jacket for Fergus which you can see here.
Fabric: Recycled Wool from Waverley Mills
When we pulled out the pieces from the pack, there were a variety of colours and for this project we used the two pieces that had brown and maroon tones. One of the pieces that included the orange and blue tones looks like it might have been part of a Breezy Throw In Lake which is made from Recycled Wool
It was a tight squeeze but the two pieces were perfect to cut the pieces of the vest.
Pattern: Know Me 2109
We used Know Me 2109 as a base for this make. We were looking for a boxy vest and we were drawn to the curved lines of the pattern. We used the lines of the blanket to quilt with a layer of wadding and poplin as a lining.
The vest was designed with a button closure, but as we wanted to quilt the layers so we bound the outside edge with bias binding and used bias on the inside to finish the armhole. As part of this, we curved the chest so we could do the outside in one smooth line.
We top-stitched the back panel and transformed the front curved shapes into pockets.
Finished Make
Photo Credits
Pattern: Know Me 2109 provided by Sewdirect Australia
Fabric: One piece that was part of a Recycled Wool Craft Pack provided by Waverley Mills
Photos by James Christie Media
Check out Fergus’s vest here