Comments on: Felt Your Sweater!: A Felted Wool Tutorial http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/ DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more! Wed, 23 May 2012 18:41:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-125829 Julie Finn Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:29:19 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-125829 Most animal hairs, including cashmere and angora, do felt. However, the trick is that different hairs, and even different yarns made from the same hair, won't felt the exact same way, so felting a blend of any kind can yield an unpredictable result. Most animal hairs, including cashmere and angora, do felt. However, the trick is that different hairs, and even different yarns made from the same hair, won’t felt the exact same way, so felting a blend of any kind can yield an unpredictable result.

]]> By: shannon http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-125722 shannon Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:03:14 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-125722 Does cashmere, angora qualify as wool? Would I be able to felt it? If I had a sweater that says 50 % wool, 50% angora, could it be felted? Does cashmere, angora qualify as wool? Would I be able to felt it? If I had a sweater that says 50 % wool, 50% angora, could it be felted?

]]> By: Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-125500 Julie Finn Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:25:15 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-125500 It's unlikely that you would be able to shrink the sweater in a way that leaves it perfectly formed, only smaller. The shrinking process is unpredictable unless you've shrunk that exact same yarn in that exact same sweater pattern before, and it's generally very uneven--it may shrink far more in length than in width, giving you a short, wide sweater, the arms may shrink in width far more than length, giving you long but impossibly thin sleeves, etc. It’s unlikely that you would be able to shrink the sweater in a way that leaves it perfectly formed, only smaller. The shrinking process is unpredictable unless you’ve shrunk that exact same yarn in that exact same sweater pattern before, and it’s generally very uneven–it may shrink far more in length than in width, giving you a short, wide sweater, the arms may shrink in width far more than length, giving you long but impossibly thin sleeves, etc.

]]> By: Cynthea http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-125498 Cynthea Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:57:02 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-125498 How much does the sweater shrink?...how many sizes?...I have an angora sweater that my Mum knit for herself and it is really big on me...but dont want to shrink it to where it becomes too small Please advise Thanks How much does the sweater shrink?…how many sizes?…I have an angora sweater that my Mum knit for herself and it is really big on me…but dont want to shrink it to where it becomes too small
Please advise
Thanks

]]> By: Diana http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-124323 Diana Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:43:11 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-124323 Took a workshop on making a purse from felted wool over a plastic mesh form. The teacher had already felted the wool and made them into kits. It was so much fun I want to try it in another color and use an old leather handbag as the base. I didnt know about cutting the sweaters apart. They are so warm I'm keeping one to wear. Took a workshop on making a purse from felted wool over a plastic mesh form. The teacher had already felted the wool and made them into kits. It was so much fun I want to try it in another color and use an old leather handbag as the base. I didnt know about cutting the sweaters apart. They are so warm I’m keeping one to wear.

]]> By: Thanksgiving Crafts that You Can Make out of Recycled Materials – Crafting a Green World http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-116069 Thanksgiving Crafts that You Can Make out of Recycled Materials – Crafting a Green World Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:31:57 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-116069 [...] Felt wool sweaters in autumn colors (or not!) and hand-embroider these split-stitched felt [...] [...] Felt wool sweaters in autumn colors (or not!) and hand-embroider these split-stitched felt [...]

]]> By: Thanksgiving Crafts that You Can Make out of Recycled Materials http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-116007 Thanksgiving Crafts that You Can Make out of Recycled Materials Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:00:55 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-116007 [...] Felt wool sweaters in autumn colors (or not!) and hand-embroider these split-stitched felt [...] [...] Felt wool sweaters in autumn colors (or not!) and hand-embroider these split-stitched felt [...]

]]> By: Sister Diane http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-60287 Sister Diane Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:43 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-60287 This is a very helpful tutorial. May I add one suggestion? It's very wise, when you're felting wool in your washing machine, to put it into a fine mesh drawstring bag first. Wool items can throw off a lot of fuzz during the felting process, and these clumps of fiber can wreak havoc on many washing machines. A friend of mine had her machine conk out, and during the costly repairs, they found the culprit to be wads of fiber clogging the machine. A mesh bag is very inexpensive and keeps that excess fiber held in the bag. You can then pop the sweaters, etc. out of the bag before you run them through the dryer. This is a very helpful tutorial. May I add one suggestion? It’s very wise, when you’re felting wool in your washing machine, to put it into a fine mesh drawstring bag first.

Wool items can throw off a lot of fuzz during the felting process, and these clumps of fiber can wreak havoc on many washing machines. A friend of mine had her machine conk out, and during the costly repairs, they found the culprit to be wads of fiber clogging the machine.

A mesh bag is very inexpensive and keeps that excess fiber held in the bag. You can then pop the sweaters, etc. out of the bag before you run them through the dryer.

]]> By: Sister Diane http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-109941 Sister Diane Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-109941 This is a very helpful tutorial. May I add one suggestion? It's very wise, when you're felting wool in your washing machine, to put it into a fine mesh drawstring bag first. Wool items can throw off a lot of fuzz during the felting process, and these clumps of fiber can wreak havoc on many washing machines. A friend of mine had her machine conk out, and during the costly repairs, they found the culprit to be wads of fiber clogging the machine. A mesh bag is very inexpensive and keeps that excess fiber held in the bag. You can then pop the sweaters, etc. out of the bag before you run them through the dryer. This is a very helpful tutorial. May I add one suggestion? It’s very wise, when you’re felting wool in your washing machine, to put it into a fine mesh drawstring bag first.

Wool items can throw off a lot of fuzz during the felting process, and these clumps of fiber can wreak havoc on many washing machines. A friend of mine had her machine conk out, and during the costly repairs, they found the culprit to be wads of fiber clogging the machine.

A mesh bag is very inexpensive and keeps that excess fiber held in the bag. You can then pop the sweaters, etc. out of the bag before you run them through the dryer.

]]> By: Sister Diane http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/02/17/felt-your-sweater-a-felted-wool-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-108016 Sister Diane Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1344#comment-108016 This is a very helpful tutorial. May I add one suggestion? It's very wise, when you're felting wool in your washing machine, to put it into a fine mesh drawstring bag first. Wool items can throw off a lot of fuzz during the felting process, and these clumps of fiber can wreak havoc on many washing machines. A friend of mine had her machine conk out, and during the costly repairs, they found the culprit to be wads of fiber clogging the machine. A mesh bag is very inexpensive and keeps that excess fiber held in the bag. You can then pop the sweaters, etc. out of the bag before you run them through the dryer. This is a very helpful tutorial. May I add one suggestion? It’s very wise, when you’re felting wool in your washing machine, to put it into a fine mesh drawstring bag first.

Wool items can throw off a lot of fuzz during the felting process, and these clumps of fiber can wreak havoc on many washing machines. A friend of mine had her machine conk out, and during the costly repairs, they found the culprit to be wads of fiber clogging the machine.

A mesh bag is very inexpensive and keeps that excess fiber held in the bag. You can then pop the sweaters, etc. out of the bag before you run them through the dryer.

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