What with all this talk of felting .....

[dizzyday07]

.... a question

Can you felt other 100% wool thinks besides knitted jumpers?

I only ask as I'm sure I have a shawl somewhere in a suitcase that is wool but as it's not used for its purpose could maybe made into something else

It's woven

who else has FairyFlys legendary thread title in their hed whenthey read this title?

the wool jumper i had my eye on has been sold
it was truthfully the ugliest jumper i've ever seen who the heck would've bought it? i suspect a "felter"

now i did see a pure wool blanket [50's style] d'ya think that'd felt it was pure wool but big so i wonder whether it'd have enough room in the machine? - i gave a pile of these away a couple of years ago to canine defence and that's exactly why i hoard everything you just never know when it may come in handy - at least some little dogs stayed warm that winter!!!

wool blankets felt beautifully, they are the best!

fantastic - i will go and buy them tomorrow after the EASTER BONNET PARADE!!!!

mmmm......might dye them too - i've got a load of dyes from when i used to be the buyer from DYLON at work i knew they'd come in handy one day!

not sure I should Cali

miaou, this gives some info about felting and knitting wool

fio, do you have a video camera?, film it, stick it on you tube

You can felt things with boiling water, soap and a rolling pin, rather than putting them in the machine.

You can keep a check on what's hppening to it then...............

thanks lk, just what I was looking for!

Well I have bought a 100% angora beige sweater this morning (charity shop!!), and it is currently in the washing machine with a pair of jeans at 60 degrees ... fingers crossed!

i got a wool blanket today and found a box of cerise washing machine dye - it say not for use on wool but i guess that's because you shouldn't wash wool on hot so i'll give it a go - the blanket was only 99p and the dye was a freebie so not a lot to lose - at the moment there is a blanket on a 90 degree wash going but it had no label so i've no idea if it'll felt

i feel quite excited [saddo]

I washed mine again and there was no change so I binned it!!

Better luck next time

Well my jumper felted beautifully! Only ... I didn't keep taking it out to check it and the back has felted to the front

I'm in the process of seeing if they can be separated - at the moment I've enough to make a tea cosy! Never mind will chalk it up to experience if it's a total disaster!

well unknown fibre blanket didn't felt but it's lovely and clean!!!!!

so i'm going to try the 100% wool one tomorrow - i emailed betz white about dying it today and she replied already !!! i felt a bit star struck

Heehee - I have just ordered some needle felting stuff and am going to have a go at making a needle felted tea cosy for my mum - can't wait until it arrives now! In the meantime I have stuffed my ruined jumper with plastic bags whilst it dries to give it more of a 3d shape.

right - wool blanket has been washed once on 40c and looks to have started changing - it's now in the machine on 60c with a cerise machine dye but i really cant stay up all night felting a blanket - can i ?!

update - it has dyed really well - now it's in for a 90c wash but i really have to go to bed now as i will be woken by a 3 yr old shouting at me at 7am - i will put it on my blog tomorrow - i did craft i did craft

lol VV at you crafting at 1am

How does it look this morning?

yawn YAWN yawn why do i do it? !!!!
well it's looking good but when i cut it ,it frayed a bit so i've put it in for another 90c wash!!! it's a little patchy in places but that's really because it's a big blanket and there was probably not enough room for it to move about freely[slight tyedye effect!!!]

oh and it's not shrunk much either - i was expecting major shrinkage!

i know i'm yabbering away to myself here but
update ooooooohhhhhhhhh it's gorgeous!! my machine is covered in fluff[slightly worried about pipes getting clogged up] and so is the blanket - will de-fluff later - sunday roast is calling me!!! i've now put machine on extra rinsing cycle and blanket needs drying - i don't have tumble dryer so radiator will have to do.
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