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5/17/2005 11:44:46 AM
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Does anyone know if the Jo Sharp Silkroad yarn felts nicely?
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5/17/2005 12:38:39 PM
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Cate
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I haven`t tried it but now am curious. I really like knitting with it and would love something felted from it.
Cate
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7/22/2005 9:06:52 AM
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Ha NYONE TRIED FELTING WITH THE 100% SHETLAND WOOL TWEED YARN?
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7/22/2005 3:48:33 PM
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Cate
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I felted a sample - was experimenting with the idea of crocheted & felted lace. It felted easily. The sample ended up looking like a dreadful 1970s item that went through the washing machine by mistake. Not the fault of the yarn, the fault of my design.
Cate
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8/6/2005 3:51:57 PM
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Newcomer here to Elann Chat. Would like to ask what kind of wool to use to make a hat. Tia.
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8/6/2005 6:07:21 PM
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Cate
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Welcome to our friendly & helpful chat. What kind of hat are you making? The type of wool depends on that.
I have made many hats using the Peruvian Collection Highland Wool - some knit doubled, some single, some felted. It is a great yarn.
Cate
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8/10/2005 12:19:59 PM
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Hi Tia,
As a rule, the best yarn for felting is a 100% *non-superwash* wool. The Peruvian Collection Highland has been used by a number of knitters for felting projects.
Lorill
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11/16/2005 11:29:24 AM
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I have a front load washing machine and don`t think I can use it to felt - anyone know how to do it by hand (other than dry felting).
Thanks.
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11/16/2005 1:04:17 PM
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Hilda,
I can`t see any reason why you couldn`t throw a wool item in a basin with soap and hot water. All you have to do is figure out how you want to agitate it: vigorous stirring, perhaps, or a good rubber malleting? You`d get a good workout, for sure. Have you considered using a top-loader at a laundromat?
Annie
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11/16/2005 1:30:26 PM
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Hilda,
I`ve felted in a basin in my bath tub. Worked the forearms and it felted just fine. I used elann`s highland wool for the bathtub felting fun. What yarn are you using?
Bri
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11/16/2005 3:54:31 PM
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I felt in my front loader. It just takes longer, sometimes two or three runs.
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11/16/2005 7:40:59 PM
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Lisa Weston
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i`ve used a toilet plunger (clean of course) in a bucket and felted HW just fine :)I put it in a zippered pillow case, fill the bucket about 1/2 full of eucalon and warm water and go at it like churning butter, takes maybe 15 minutes or so for a medium size handbag. that`s just my experience anyway. best of luck with the felting projects. fun fun fun.
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11/18/2005 5:41:31 PM
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Globug
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I have a front loader and I use warm water and two pairs of jeans to increase agitation--You can do it! I average at leat 10 felted item a year--the best part is the spin does an excellent job of extracting the water out wo it takes less time to dry--Gloria
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11/23/2005 2:50:36 AM
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Thanks Annie and everyone else for the tips - I`ll start with something small first and let you all know how it went.
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11/29/2005 2:53:35 PM
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I am wondering if anyone has had experience in felting the sierra Aran yarn? It has 80/20 wool to Alpaca so I am thinking that it will be ok but I would to know for sure before I invest in the yarn. Thanks, Kristi
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11/30/2005 9:49:35 AM
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bets
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Sorry, Kristi, the yarn came out last week, so I doubt anyone`s gotten around to felting it yet. I`m in the process of knitting it up myself.
B
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11/30/2005 10:12:34 AM
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My thought is that it will felt fine, but I don`t know if the alpaca is going to gain you anything and a similar felted result could be achieved withh Highland Wool or HW Chunky.
This is strickly a thought, not based on direct knowledge of the yarn - yet. Are there other intentional felters able to weigh in?
Carol
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11/30/2005 10:32:23 AM
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bets
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I wonder what will happen to the heathered look-how will the appearance change with felting? That sounds like it could be interesting.
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11/30/2005 10:46:26 AM
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In my limited felting experience, I find that felted items seem to read as solids no matter what the starting material was. This is especially true for darker colors.
Some of my knitting group buds have felted a lot. I will ask tonight for the collective wisdom.
Carol
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11/30/2005 3:24:06 PM
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evelyn
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There is no reason why it wouldn`t felt nicely. It is the same composition as the Lamb`s Pride wool which is a luxurious felting material.
Heathered wool felts nicely with a hint of the other colour peeking out from the main colour. You get a really beautiful resul with heathered wool.
Evelyn
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