[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure

[Tracy Carcione]

My favorite way is the same as yours, dampen under the tap.  Sometimes, I'll
do a bit more than dampen.  It just takes longer to dry out.
Tracy


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In my research I have seen three ways to block:

1. Steam
2. Dampen the piece under the tap, ring it out then block.
3. Spray the piece with a spray bottle to dampen it then block.

My favorite way is to dampen it under the tap. But have used the spray
bottle as well.

On 6/3/21, Bernice Bird via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I researched blocking online, and they tell you that you can steam acrylic
> yarn, but it does what they call killing the fabric. That means it isn't
> stretchy any more, and the tactile definition of the pattern is not as
> much.
> I would do what you do, and just wet the square and pin it in the size you
> want.
> Bernice
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
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> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure
>
> I don't usually block to measure.  I block for shape, or to bring out a
> lace
> pattern.  But now I'm making blanket squares, and it's important they all
> come out the same size so I can sew them together neatly.  So, I measured
> an
> 8x8 square on my blocking pad and stuck a blocking pin at each corner of
> the
> square.  I'm leaving the pins in the pad for the duration of the project.
> I
> lay the damp square inside the square and pin each corner so it touches my
> marker pins, then pin the rest of the edges so they feel straight.
>
> It seems to be working OK.  I just wondered what methods other people use
> to
> block to measurements.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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