[Nfb-krafters-korner] felting

[River Woman]

No, it must be 100 percent wool or it will not felt properly. Wool has 
microscopic fibers that hook together - that is why wool is so waterproof. 
You know, clogs are made of wool and they are very waterproof and folks wear 
them all winter long with wool socks. (I do)   You can mingle in some other 
strands of yarns that are not wool, but you won't get a really tight felting 
by doing that.  It will just be a decorative accent in the felt, but it will 
not be srong if you use much of it as it breaks down the wool and prevents 
the figers from hooking together.  I also boil my wool things to felt them. 
You can do this on your stove in a big kettle - bring it to a boil and let 
it boil until it is the size you want. This, of course is called "boiled 
wool." It is a type of felting,and it is very very STRONG fabric. Boiled 
wool jacets are very expensive to buy. They are so warm it is amazing, very 
light weight, and very dense and warm. I have a couple and wear them on the 
coldest days of the year, and they are very light weight.

Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denise Shaible" <denise.shaible at att.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 4:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] felting


> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:18 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> 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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