Felting & Interweave Felt

Re: Felting

jetmuis — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:59:00 GMT

you can felt it too in the washing machine, i have problems with my health and i had to choise a solution so i use the washing machine, its sooo easy. fill your machine with laundry to the top , add in a pillow sheet the knitting piece of 100 woollen yarn that you have rolled up in one direction. and wash it on 60 degrees and then set the machine on and it will be felted, i do this mostly 2 times, When you hold it out of the machine you must mayby rolled your piece in an other direction so that it come felted in the two sides the same . hope you liked this too.

Re: Felting

MandyH — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:28:58 GMT

Hi, I love the cat bed. I'm sure your hoped-for kitten will love it. I went to see your recent post - got muddled. (I'm also a member of Ravelry, sorry about that.)

I can see this being the first of a series of projects.

Have fun!

Mandy:)

Re: Felting

marilyn1423 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:52:40 GMT

I just finished this felted cat bed today. It's the first time I have felted something I've knit. I am in love with the magic of wool! I used Paton' 100% merino wool. For more info on the cat bed, click on the link to my blog below. you'll find a recent post.

Re: Felting

MandyH — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:56:58 GMT

Thanks Rebecca, I'll give it a go.

Mandy:)

Re: Felting

Rebecca S — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:34:12 GMT

Hi Mandy!

Typically any yarn that is 100% wool will felt/ just be sure its not Superwash! I have also felted wool blended with mohair and alpaca - though the finished product felted a little less densly. than 100% wool. No special equipment is needed - just a bit of dish soap, and sink and hot water!

Its best to knit a sample swatch then vigourously wash it by hand in hot soapy water (not too much soap though, it will make the fibers slippery and will take longer to felt). Its just amazing feeling the fabric change right in your hands - I love it so much I typically always felt by hand rather than in my washer - even for big projects like bags and vests.

Anyway - give it shot with any wool you happen to have and see what happens!

Blessings!

Rebecca

Re: Felting

MandyH — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:21:41 GMT

Hello there,

I've never felted a knitted wool item before. What kind of yarn works best for this? Do you need any special equipment? I live in the UK.

Mandy:)

Re: Felting

Pbpigs — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:31:30 GMT

That's very cool your first felted project won at the fair! I too love felting. I make bags, toys, bowls. Right now I'm enjoying slip stitch patterns and how they look after felting. I've gotten great responses. My major weakness as a knitter/crocheter is assembly, weaving in those dreaded ends, and felting takes care of that for me! Stephanie

Felting

LisaA — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT

The finished felting project looks amazing! I started with a purse, entered it in the County Fair, won Best in Division, and am a big proponent of felting. I haven't done any with crochet yet. I am always looking for interesting patterns. Next I may do some coasters. Also, great way to use up extra wool yarn. What have you made, and what responses have you gotten from it? Lisa