[Nfb-krafters-korner] Washing and blocking yarn items

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Mon Apr 11 02:01:27 UTC 2011 

Yes, this is what I learned and how I do it.  Less is better with 
everything.  I like the way you put it - it relaxes the fabric and reveals 
the pattern - that is what it does - everything really looks so nice after 
blocking.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "linda" <the_ninn at tx.rr.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Washing and blocking yarn items


> Another thing about blocking is that when knitting lace patterns, the
> washing and blocking relaxes the knitted fabric so that the lace pattern 
> is
> revealed.  Prior to blocking, the knitted fabric tends to pull in on 
> itself
> and you cannot really see the pretty details of the lace pattern.
>
> Also, you never want to rest the iron on the yarn or even a towel over the
> yarn as the pressing will destroy the loft of the yarn, so you need to 
> just
> use the steam from your iron.
>
> Is that what you learned Lynda?
>
> Blessings,
> Ninn
> the_ninn at tx.rr.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 6:26 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Washing and blocking yarn items
>
> Blocking is done with every wash of the garment.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Washing and blocking yarn items
>
>
>> Do you  wash and block with man made fibers too?
>>
>> I always thought blocking was used for forcing the shape of a garment to
>> be
>> perfect.  So what happens once a garment is washed the second time or
>> more?  Does the blocking maintain or have to be re done?
>>
>> Joyce  Kane
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/10/2011 12:32:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
>>
>> The  fabric becomes much more smooth and fluid after washing and 
>> blocking.
>> the  garment hangs on the body much nicer afer you do thi - it softens 
>> the
>> fabric and makes it very fluid - it evens out the surface and stitches -
>> relaxes them.  There is a very bid difference in appearance and  wearing
>> of
>> this fabric. Blocking puts the fabric garment into the exact  shape it
>> should
>> be.  It makes an enormous difference.
>>
>> -----  Original Message ----- 
>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>> To:  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 11:32  AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Washing and blocking yarn  items
>>
>>
>>>I am making some baby sweaters in washable yarns and that  is why I asked
>>> Mom.
>>>
>>> Should you wash and block when  using wools and natual fibers only? Or
>>> should you do this all the  time?  What is the purpose and what are you
>>> trying
>>> to  accomplish when washing and blocking?
>>>
>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>>  Blindhands at AOL.com
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 4/10/2011  10:20:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> riverwoman at zoominternet.net  writes:
>>>
>>> Well,  this is unconventional, I know, but I use  _Bath and Body Works_
>>> hand
>>>
>>> washing soap with vitamins  B5 and E. in Creamy Coconut scent!  It 
>>> comes
>>> in
>>>  a
>>> pump dispenser.  My knits are so soft and smell so   beautiful, I just
>>> cannot
>>> get over how fresh and nice they are  and they  drape so nice.  I just
>>> put
>>> one
>>> pump into  the basin in my bathroom  sink, with luke warm to cool water.
>>> I
>>>  let
>>> them soak awhile and then very  gently let the water out of  the basin. 
>>> I
>>> run
>>> in more water and do this a  few times,  very gently until I am sure
>>> there
>>> is
>>> no more soap. Then I  wrap  the garment in large towels, leave them in
>>> the
>>> bath tub to  drain and the  towels absorb the water from the garment.
>> This
>>> is
>>> done two or three  times, till the garment feels  ready to block.  Then,
>>> I
>>> lay
>>> the  garment out on  more towels and depending on the size of the 
>>> garment
>> I
>>> lay  it  out to dry either in the tuc, or on the bed. I will change the
>>>  towels
>>> during this process, too, a couple more times, till they are  dry. This
>>> is
>>> working very well for me.
>>> Lynda River  Woman
>>> ----- Original Message  ----- 
>>> From: "Susan Roe"  <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>>> To: "List for  blind crafters and  artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent:   Sunday, April 10, 2011 5:55 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Washing  yarn  items
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Lynda,
>>>>
>>>>  What product do you wash your  items with?
>>>>
>>>>  Susan
>>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>>>  ----- Original  Message ----- 
>>>> From: "River Woman"   <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters  and  artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>  Sent: Saturday, April  09, 2011 7:18 PM
>>>> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] FQ: Crafts on the   go
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the daughter who is coming to dog  sit has 7  dogs of her own - she
>>> rescues
>>>>> them at  a local shelter, gets older  ones and gives them a happy
>>>>> home.
>>>>> Her husband will dog sit those  7 while she comes  here to watch our 2
>>> dogs
>>>>> and 2   cats.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for the tip about the hand  sanitizer,  too. That is a great
>> idea.
>>>>>
>>>>> I  have started hand washing  every garment I knit - they smell so
>>>>> good
>>>>> after they are gently  washed and blocked, plus they  have a nice 
>>>>> drape
>>> to
>>>>> them after  washing and  blocking, too. And, it seems to get rid of 
>>>>> the
>>>>> sizing  or  stiffness in the fabric and they look so much nicer - 
>>>>> makes
>>>  the
>>>>> knitted stitches flow into a lovely   fabric.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynda River  Woman
>>>>>
>>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Henrietta Brewer"   <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>>>> To: "List for blind crafters  and  artists"
>>>>>  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent:  Saturday,  April 09, 2011 8:47 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re:   [Nfb-krafters-korner] FQ: Crafts on the   go
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, at first I wanted  to go on your  trip. But your dog sounds
>>>  adorable.
>>>>>> Dog sitting has to be an  experience at  your house. lol
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have a great   trip.
>>>>>> Henrietta
>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2011, at  7:51 PM,  River Woman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  ah, yes, the little bit  of chocolate!  Sounds just right to  me! 
>>>>>>> I
>> am
>>>>>>>  beginning to get my stuff ready  for leaving for Puerto Rico on
>>> Tuesday
>>>>>>>  morning. I decided to begin work on the _Reader's Wrap_  by Lisa
>> Knits
>>>>>>> (pattern). I started it and will continue   to work on it during the
>>>>>>> trip. I will put my yarn  and  project and some tools in a felted
>>>>>>> tote
>>>>>>> bag  that I made  last fall and have not used it yet. It should  be
>>>>>>> perfect  as it is very soft and I can squiggle  it under my seat on
>> the
>>>
>>>>>>> plane with no problem  and it is light weight and easy to  carry on
>> the
>>>>>>>  trip, too.My daughter is arriving here  tomorrow and she will be
>>>>>>> the
>>> dog
>>>>>>> sitter while we are  away. the  dogs are very spoiled, and the one
>>>>>>> has
>>> to
>>>>>>>  be  read to each evening, I have told her. She, the dog, likes to
>> have
>>> a
>>>>>>> chapter read aloud from whatever book  my husband is  reading -
>>>>>>> haha -
>>>>>>> seriously, she  really does sit and  listen while he reads to her. 
>>>>>>> It
>>>  is
>>>>>>>  hysterical.
>>>>>>> Lynda  River Woman
>>>>>>> -----  Original Message ----- From:  "Henrietta Brewer"
>>>>>>>   <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>>>>>> To: "List for  blind  crafters and artists"
>>>>>>>   <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent:  Saturday,  April 09, 2011 4:07 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner]  FQ: Crafts on the   go
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Though I  just finished my first prayer shall, I usually work on
>>>  small
>>>>>>>> items. That gives me less chance for  mistakes.  lol
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I  like to use the wine  bottle boxes that Joyce mentioned she got
>>>  from
>>>>>>>>  Auwdrey one year. They are cute and  easily carried and the ball 
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> dish cloth cotton  stays in there well with all the  finishing 
>>>>>>>> tools
>> I
>>>>>>>> need. Also can keep a baggie with a  bit of  chocolate to make the
>>> trip
>>>>>>>> sweeter.   lol
>>>>>>>> Henrietta
>>>>>>>> On Apr  7, 2011,  at 9:26 PM, Annette Carr   wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> NFB  Krafters  Korner's Friday's Question of the Week for   4/8/11
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   What craft do you take on the go?  What supplies do you take
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> you, and
>>>>>>>>>  how do you  keep it   organized?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   The purpose of the NFB's Krafters Korner's Friday's Question of
>> the
>>>
>>>>>>>>> week  is
>>>>>>>>> to stimulate  craft related  conversations and for the sharing of
>>>>>>>>>  information
>>>>>>>>> which  crafters who are blind  might find helpful.  If you have
>> ideas
>>>
>>>>>>>>>  for
>>>>>>>>> future Fridays  Questions of the  Week, please e-mail Annette at
>>>>>>>>>   <mailto:amcarr1 at verizon.net> amcarr1 at verizon.net or Joyce   at
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:Blindhands at aol.com>   Blindhands at aol.com.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   Happy  crafting,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   Annette
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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