by Gabrielle Hennessey
You’re just about to leave the house when you turn around way too quickly and snag your favourite sweater on the corner of a table and create an irreparable hole that forces you to drown in a pint of Ben & Jerry’s to cope with the loss of one of your most treasured garments.
Relax. We’ve all been there before.
Fortunately, Dutch designer Heleen Klopper comes to the rescue with her “Wolplamuur” (“Wool Filler”) kit, which allows us clumsy (and frugal) folks a chance to mend our much-loved wool garments with individual felt fibers.
The kit comes with a variety of fiber colors, but we love the idea of being creative and experimenting with different shades for a more charming, more playful look.
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More: Design • Heleen Klopper • Holey Moley • Living • Newsflash • WolplamurrAdded on October 22, 2009


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