[Nfb-krafters-korner] felting

[Denise Shaible]

Thanks for the information.  I was hoping I wouldn't have to use 100% wool. 
Is there a wool blend that would work?  Would using smaller needles create 
the felting effect so that I don't have to use wool?  Just wondering. 
Thanks again.

Regards,

Denise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ohio Gardener
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 6:47 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] felting

Joyce,

I'd join the class if it was knitted on the KK, but I'm not ready to try
knitting needles again yet.

Ohio


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Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:18 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] felting

For felting you begin with a yarn that is 100% wool that gives you basic
washing instructions  that say wash by hand in cold water and lie flat to
dry.  Then you can hold other types of yarn along with this when you knit
or
crochet.  You will actually create your project larger then needed as it
will shrink in size when you felt it.  Don't worry about using fiber along
with the wool that will not felt.  As Linda said it creates interesting
feeling fibers.  As far as bags or purses or cell phone pouches they use
felting
a lot for these projects as the wool yarn does become a tighter weave  due
to the felting.  Think of a wool winter coat.  The wool fiber is  woven
tightly together to keep you warm and so the wind does not blow thru  it.
Well
likewise when you felt a purse it tightens up the weave, it  causes the
fiber to feel thicker so for a purse it makes it stronger and small  objects

will not work their way thru the weave.

I had taken a class a few years back and did a felted bag at a yarn shop in
town.  We did use different types of yarn to be knitted along with our
100%  wool.  I used some fuzzy stuff, some other 100% wool dyed yarns and
some
lacey type of yarn.  After I felted it it was such a unique tactle feeling
bag.

I have said maybe I would teach a felting class, but I have not done that
yet.  So maybe if folks are interested I will do a class the beginning of
the year.

Let me know who might like to do it.  The tough part is I don't have a
yarn shop in town any more so I don't know exact names of yarns to refer you
to
trying out.  I am sure we could find something up at Web's that we could
order if you can't find anything locally.



Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
Blindhands at AOL.com
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