I don’t know about you, but I cannot STAND the sound of chairs scratching on the floor. I used to buy tons of those self-adhesive felt pieces to stick on the bottom of chairs, then I finally smartened up when I realized just how easy it would be to make my own DIY chair felt pads, and for FREE at that! How is that possible? Using tiny scraps of felted wool sweaters, of course!

I collect old wool sweaters and felt them on purpose in the washing machine so that I can use this wonderfully versatile fabric for all sorts of sewing and crafting projects! Felted wool, or cooked wool, is perfect for DIY chair felt pads because it is much thicker than regular felt, so it can better withstand the weight of an adult on it.

Get your materials ready, and I promise that you’ll have perfect soft and squishy anti-scratch floor protectors in just 10 seconds or so!

Materials:

• Scraps of wool sweaters
• Fabric scissors*
• Glue gun or other strong glue
• Permanent marker (I used a Sharpie*)

Before you start, make sure you’ve completely machine felted your wool sweaters according to the directions in this post. This is a great project to use up teeny tiny pieces of leftover felt sweaters. I prefer using felted sweaters because they are eco-friendly and much thicker and softer than their store-bought counterparts, however feel free to use regular wool or acrylic felt for this project if you don’t feel like felting a sweater.

Make the DIY chair felt pads:

1. Put the scrap of cooked wool under the leg of the chair and trace around it with the Sharpie*.

2. Cut the shape out inside the traced line with good sharp fabric scissors*, then use that shape as a guide to cut out three more of the same size.

3. Put the chair upside down on the table. Trim the shapes if necessary, and glue into place under the legs.

4. Turn the chair right way down to keep pressure on the pads as they dry.

5. Move your chair as you please and have a seat!

Now go make some more DIY chair felt pads for all your other chairs and furniture! It’s so fast and easy that you’ll want to protect everything in your home!

Isn’t crafting with scraps of felted wool such fun? Check out some of my other great tutorials using this super versatile material!

DIY vintage tile coasters with a no-scratch bottom

Felted wool pillow with leaf decoration (free template!)

Easy no-scratch doorstops made from cool rocks found on the beach

No-sew felt Poinsettia decorations

Make sure you Pin this easy project for making your own DIY chair felt pads!

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