Blender Felting?

Has anyone heard of making a slurry out of felt/woolen scraps and
making felt sheets out of it? I have lots of little scraps, too small
for anything else, and someone I know mentioned this method, but knew
very little about it.

Before I ruin a perfectly good blender, I thought I'd ask around.
I've been searching on the internet for some examples, but as close as
I can get is paper making. I wonder if it's the same principle, with
wool fibers instead of plant fibers.

Thanks,

Hesira

The only site I found with Google is this one which says don't do it.
http://discuss.gromco.com/snl/tz661.html

Did you ever have any success with felting the cashmere sweaters?

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Jan in MN

"hesira" wrote...
Has anyone heard of making a slurry out of felt/woolen scraps and
making felt sheets out of it? I have lots of little scraps, too small
for anything else, and someone I know mentioned this method, but knew
very little about it.

Before I ruin a perfectly good blender, I thought I'd ask around.
I've been searching on the internet for some examples, but as close as
I can get is paper making. I wonder if it's the same principle, with
wool fibers instead of plant fibers.

Thanks,

Hesira

Thanks for the link, Jan.

I had limited success with the cashmere sweaters. They shrunk and
fulled some, but didn't produce a very dense fabric. I have 4
cashmere sweaters that I have processed, and I'm a little wary of
cutting into them for fear they may unravel.

I've had varying degrees of success with the other sweaters. One
fulled up so thick, I don't know if I'll be able to use it. The rest
go from pretty thick to minimally fulled.

I've made a couple of eyeglass cases so far, and am working on a small
purse at the moment. I'm really enjoying this process.

Hesira


On Sep 23, 3:38 pm, "Jan" wrote:
The only site I found with Google is this one which says don't do it.http://discuss.gromco.com/snl/tz661.html

Did you ever have any success with felting the cashmere sweaters?

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Jan in MN

Yes, but I wondered if the animal fibers would wrap around the blade
and clog it up, or if cutting the fibers up so much would inhibit them
from sticking together. I've never heard of paper making with animal
hair.

Hesira

On Sep 23, 3:40 pm, Wooly nobody@nunya wrote:

Sounds like papermaking to me.

hesira wrote:

I've had varying degrees of success with the other sweaters. One
fulled up so thick, I don't know if I'll be able to use it. The rest
go from pretty thick to minimally fulled.

I've made a couple of eyeglass cases so far, and am working on a small
purse at the moment. I'm really enjoying this process.

Hesira


I use the very heavy ones for large handbags or tote bags or slippers.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

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On Sep 23, 6:04 pm, Wooly nobody@nunya wrote:

Hm. Cotton lint scavenged from the seeds is routinely used in
papermaking, the stuff probably has a staple of 1/16" or less. You'd be
doing a lot of chopping to produce wool bits that short. Sounds like
more work than it may be worth?

You're probably right. This idea was brought up by a friend who asked
for cashmere lint to tie flies (I gave him some). He told me of one
of his friends who uses a blender to make felt, but my friend didn't
know much about it. I was wondering if it was something common or
not. I guess it's not.

Thanks for the input.

Hesirsa

On Sep 23, 4:41 pm, Olwyn Mary wrote:

I was thinking of a hat for the heavy piece. It may be difficult to
sew up, though.

Thanks for the idea.

Hesira

I use the very heavy ones for large handbags or tote bags or slippers.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

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Has anyone heard of making a slurry out of felt/woolen scraps and
making felt sheets out of it? I have lots of little scraps, too small
for anything else, and someone I know mentioned this method, but knew
very little about it.

Before I ruin a perfectly good blender, ...

I've never felted like this (haven't done much in any case and then not
well) but I'd like to comment on your blender problem.

When I made soap using an excellent method which involved using a blender I
knew from laboratory experience that sodium hydroxide would attack glass so
I didn't want to use my food preparation blender. I searched in flea markets
and charity shops until I found the same model of blender (it didn't take
long) which would fit my Kenwood and dedicated that one to the soap making.

It's well worth having a separate attachment to use for non-food processes.

Mary