[Nfb-krafters-korner] [Bulk] Re: felting

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Mon Nov 7 01:02:04 UTC 2011 

The sweater idea is really a very good way to make a handbag from Felt. I 
gouth a sweater that was 100 percent Alpaca at the Salvation Army for about 
5.00.
I felted it in the washer and dryer - then cut the arms out. Turned it 
upside down, and used the beautiful bottom of the sweater at the top of my 
bag.  It is gorgeous. I made handles out of the sleeve material after I had 
cut the underarm seam from the arm pit to the wrist.  I rolled the length of 
the sleeve, and sewed it into long tubes. Then, sewed them onto the bag for 
handles.

After the bag was put together, I created a lining out of some scrap fabric 
I had here - a nice plaid. Sewed that inside the Bag and WOW, It is a 
beauty.

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: Sunday, November 06, 2011 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [Bulk] Re: felting


> Well, I like this idea but I really wanted to make my own.  thanks Joyce 
> for giving me the idea about putting in a lining.  I'm really trying to 
> stay away from 100% wool.  that's why I asked about wool blends or using 
> smaller needles with regular yarn.  It seems that there's no way around 
> using wool. I'll keep this idea of using an old sweater on the back burner 
> for now. thanks again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denise
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 2:53 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] felting
>
> Denise
>
> I am a bit confused as you asked about purse making and felting.  That  is
> why I explained how and what you do to felt things.
>
> Now here is the easiest way to make a felted bag...
>
> Go to the second hand type stores or tag sales, whatever.  purchase
> yourself a 100% wool sweater[guy's sweaters are great for this][dark 
> colors] and
> toss it in your washing machine with jeans and then in the dryer. 
> Sweaters
> that have cables or patterns of stitches or colors work great.  Now you
> have a shrunk up sweater that is felted.  This is where you use your
> creativity.  You want to cut this across the chest under the arm  pit.. 
> Now you
> have a tube shape.  I am giving you directions to make  a type of tote 
> bag.
> You want to sew right sides together that tube  from side seam to side
> seam.[that is of course if the sweater had side seams  from waist band to 
> arm pit.
> Once you get that seamed that is now the  bottom of your bag.  You can sew
> it straight across or put corners to make  the bottom rectangle or 
> whatever
> you want.  The ribbed band becomes the top  of the bag.  It is a finished
> edge so you can use a sleeve to make a handle  or shoulder handle.  You 
> can
> purchase leather type handles in Joann's or  purchase by the yard finished
> usually 1 inch wide or a little wider what they  use for handles and it 
> comes
> in colors.  You can get nice large button and  cord to close up this bag 
> or
> use some felted fabric from a sleeve and just baste  a piece thru the top
> area and use it as a draw string.
>
> So there you go.  You don't have to spend hours knitting and then 
> felting.
> You might even find one of those old sweaters in the house  hopefully if
> it doesn't have too many moth holes in it.
>
> You can cut it up and make lots of sell phone bags.  You can sew this  by
> machine, by hand with thread or yarn.
>
> Ok there is a project for you.
>
> Let me know what you did with this information.
>
> Terry K. I hope you don't throw it on the fire to go up in smoke.
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 11/4/2011 4:06:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> denise.shaible at att.net writes:
>
> 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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