definitely a DIY opportunity. Gotta be cheap. My only concern is that cup rings would easily show up, but I guess if you could make them yourself I'd have little reservations about tossing the old ones and making more.

"the only trick is finding ultra-thick felt..."

Somebody let me know when you do.

I'd like to cover the inside of my entryway door with this felt. I also thought about lining the back of some curtain panels with heavy felt to provide some sound dampening.

Industrial sources for wool felt have led me to believe that this stuff is super 'spensive!

They're cute, but you're basically paying 3 bucks for a circle of felt. Definitely a DIY in my book!

Or, if you want a cheaper, sturdier, but similar version:

http://www.flor.com/service/flor/samples/index.html

Plus, you'll be researching which patterns you might put under your coffee table.

clever Cilantro.

I'm on the same page as you for my project. I've found thick felt too difficult and/or expensive for my door project so I was thinking of using Flor tiles.

i want to hang some necklaces on my wall, using some pretty fabric i have. do you think felt is the way to go? corkboard is too thin and plywood is too heavy.

Maxwell should know where to get thick felt. He made those great felt doors in his old place, remember? Maxwell? :-)

Joan,

If you think cork is too thin then felt will be too thin. Try balsa wood from a craft store. Or, you could always just buy a frame for artists canvas, stretch and staple-gun it on to there and hang the necklaces on decorative nails hammered into the frame...

Cilantro - I do the same thing! It works better than any coaster. I also use them as trivets for warm things like serving bowls you don't want to sit on a table without protection.

Or a doormat: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thethuyster/1914728680/in/set-72157600595053442/

Whoops, this isn't a FLOR thread, is it?

thanks goonie! i have been stressing about this for a while now. i'm not really handy and have been to every craft shop and hardware store trying to figure out what will be best. i didn't want a lot of holes in the wall. thanks for the felt info!

Maxwell sourced his felt - www.sutherlandfelt.com. But at $75 a yard, unless you're planning on making a lot of holiday gifts, it might be better to just buy these.

I am thinking about doing the same felt doors on our master bedroom closets. Maxwell, if you read this, I'd like to know, since you've lived with this application already, whether you think that would work. It would be about a 15' span of sliding doors along a wall.

yep...I thought it was expensive. Any idea of the thickness on that felt?

You can find thick 100% merino wool felt at www.aetnafelt.com, their Designer Felts....3mm and 5mm....

oops! That link didn't work. That's http://www.aetnafelt.com. It isn't cheap and they have a 1 yard minimum order per color, but it is cheaper than buying the finished product, by my calculations, less than half the price of the finished product. The trick would be cutting it.

i'm a little late on this one but you can also find 100% wool felt at
filzfelt and they sell smaller quantities in their

True, but as far as I can tell Filzfelt only sells 2mm and 3mm thick wool felt. The coasters above look like 5mm. feltplanet, on Etsy, sells 5mm coasters and rugs and will soon be adding 5mm felt by the yard and half yard.

For anyone interested feltplanet now has 5mm thick 100% wool felt available by the half yard at etsy!

I just bought some wool sweaters from a thrift shop and felted them in my washer. Although the coasters I make from them may not be as sleek- they are certainly cost effective. I cut the felted sweater in squares then used thick yarn in a contrasting color and did a button hole stick around the edge