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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-09-2007, 10:11 AM (1 of 3)
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Anybody out there felt crocheted wool? Can you say about how much it shrinks? What about knitted? Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Isabel
Date: 03-09-2007, 12:17 PM (2 of 3)
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Depends- what wool, what tension, what soap, what technique for the felting. Down breed wools felt less than others, merino felts well. Really your only hope is to make a sample piece, trace around it exactly on a piece of paper, and huck it in th washer, or whatever you are using, then measure it again. Generally I expect about 40 % shrink. Nuro Kuryon, in my humble opinion does not make a truly durable felted fabric.. spent a lot, made a purse, and it has been thru the process several times, but still is no t as 'hard' as I would like. Others rave about it, so what do I know? Isabel |
User: Isabel
Member since: 10-19-2005 Total posts: 6 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 03-09-2007, 01:17 PM (3 of 3)
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I think I have merino wool. I'll give it a test. Actually this whole project will be a test and I have figured out how to do it without any kind of precise measurements. Thanks. If I have any questions I'll know who to ask. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
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