Comments on: Felt Your Sweater!: A Felted Wool Tutorial

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:43:11 +0000

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.

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By: Sister Diane

Sister Diane — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:43 +0000

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

Sister Diane — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:00 +0000

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.

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

Sister Diane — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:00 +0000

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.

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: liketobecrafty

liketobecrafty — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:49 +0000

Thank you for the very simple felting instructions. I am always on the look out for new and intersting ways to do things and this fits the bill. I am on my way to the thrift store!!!!

By: liketobecrafty

liketobecrafty — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Thank you for the very simple felting instructions. I am always on the look out for new and intersting ways to do things and this fits the bill. I am on my way to the thrift store!!!!

By: liketobecrafty

liketobecrafty — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Thank you for the very simple felting instructions. I am always on the look out for new and intersting ways to do things and this fits the bill. I am on my way to the thrift store!!!!

By: liketobecrafty

liketobecrafty — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Thank you for the very simple felting instructions. I am always on the look out for new and intersting ways to do things and this fits the bill. I am on my way to the thrift store!!!!