[Nfb-krafters-korner] felting resorces

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Interesting all the posts on felting, aka "boiled wool". And to think there 
might have been something I could have done to resurrect the 2 wool sweaters 
I accidently threw in the drier.  I had one that shrunk from a size x-large 
to a size x-small, which just fit my niece.
The other one I think we just threw out. It was sad -- white with kelly 
green shamrocks knitted in around the bottom and sleeves.  But it was so 
stiff that if I had given it to my niece, it would have been hard to move 
around in, even if it fit.
Oh well -- cheap and shrinkproof in the future. (remind me next time I go 
shopping for sweaters.)
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:30 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] felting resorces


The best place to get something like this for a real cheap is go to the
goodwill, church stores, etc.

I have a friend that picked up a couple of wool sweaters from the good will
 as she had found a pattern to make tea cups from felted wool sweaters.  I
know that after the felting she kinda rolled them into a cup shape.  Added
a little handle   The way she rolled them made it feel on the top of  the
cup like they were going in circles.  The tea cup was made to be a pin
cushion.I think she did one in brown and it looked like chocolate and the 
color
pin heads resembled color shots.


My friend is a teacher for the blind and works in the school system.   She
is sighted and it might be fun if I could get her to teach this.  How  do
you feel about a sighted person teaching us?  I have kinda talked to her  in
the past and she had thought it great that we are promoting blind teachers 
to
 teach the kraft skills.  Matter of a fact I was the one that taught her to
 knit.


If this does not work out I can get the information from her and teach  it.
 I could give you the summer to shop for wool sweaters. LOL
Joyce
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