[Nfb-krafters-korner] slippers pattern

[Eileen Scrivani]

Hi Valerie:

When felting knitted fabric, I believe the general rule of thump is that in 
height the fabric will shrink approx one-third and it will shrink approx 1/4 
in width.  When you knit with the intention of felting you want to knit or 
crochet so that the knitting has large stitches which helps the shrinking 
process.  In other words, work it on large needles or hook.

For instance, I felted a crocheted bag that was all single crochet, and 
because single crochet is a tight, dense type of stitche the bag did not 
shrink as much as what I was planning.  It would have shrunk down more if I 
had used double crochet which is a more open stitch.

Regarding the slipper pattern you described, a few years back, Fiber Trends 
had a very cute bootie slipper that was all the rage.  I don't recall it 
folding down at the ankle but it was very cute & popular.  I bet you could 
find it on their web site.

HTH.

Eileen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Valerie" <rosetta at adam.com.au>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] slippers pattern


> Joyce, using that type of yarn sounds very interesting,  I never knew that
> about the Fishermen's sweaters, water resistance etc .
> Is there a rule of thumb about how much shrinkage you could expect when a
> piece is felted?  I guess it could not be accurate probably, but could you
> lose up to an inch or more on a piece? I really do like the sound of
> felting, could imagine all sorts of things that could be made.
> Kind Regards. Valerie
>
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>
> Valerie
>
> With those wonderful natural wools that are hand spun, it would be a great
> idea of getting some of that type of yarn and doubling it up.  Like the
> Irish knit sweaters the yarn can hold in some  of the oils and could give 
> a
>
> water resistant characteristic .  That is how they do the fishermen's
> sweaters.  The best way I can describe how felting feels...  Think  what
> your
> knitting feels like.  You can feel the stitches almost  indivisually
> depending
> on what size knitting needles you used.  Well after  you felt it, it feels
> more like your wool coat.  A coat that is made from  wool fabric.  It 
> fills
> in
> the weave of the individual threads.  So the  larger the needles  and the
> amount of felting you do will determine how the  felting will feel, look 
> and
>
> fill in.
>
> There are more then one way to felt and I won't go into that now.  The
> class that I want to do is a knit and felt using a water hand or machine
> wash.
>
> Joyceyou use the
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