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felting to fix a "mistake"
I knitted a wool cap with my koolaid-dyed yarn for the charity box. I
thought the hat to be way to big circumference-wise, and so decided to felt it by throwing it in the washer. Gauge? I don't need no stinkin' gauge! :-D Oh, it felted (well, not completely) a good deal before I realized that what I had managed to do is shrink it length-wise and now have a shorter cap with the same width as I started with! Since my motto is "If you can't fix it, feature it", I am thinking what I'll do it toss it back in the washer and really try to felt it completely. I'm thinking that after I've created the felt fabric, I can go back and snip out wedges of the excess width--sort of like creating darts, and then stitch the fabric back together to make the circumference smaller. I'll make the "darts" a decorative aspect of the hat. Does this sound reasonable? I've never done this before and I think I can slip stitch the tucks or darts so that they won't be seen in the felted hat. Ideas or advice?? Thanks! lisa -- "Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." |
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I cut and sewed the bottom of a felted purse. A bit thick under the
sewing machine, but otherwise worked just fine. joan p.s. What a coincedence! The purse was made of wool that I had dyed. Except, I mistakenly used Jello rather than Koolaid. Well, they were only one aisle apart at the supermarket and it did work! : |
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It is a very good idea ,, i would use Blanket stich at the cuts` edges
and than embroider those together , maybe with a bead or 2 ,,,, mirjam I knitted a wool cap with my koolaid-dyed yarn for the charity box. I thought the hat to be way to big circumference-wise, and so decided to felt it by throwing it in the washer. Gauge? I don't need no stinkin' gauge! :-D Oh, it felted (well, not completely) a good deal before I realized that what I had managed to do is shrink it length-wise and now have a shorter cap with the same width as I started with! Since my motto is "If you can't fix it, feature it", I am thinking what I'll do it toss it back in the washer and really try to felt it completely. I'm thinking that after I've created the felt fabric, I can go back and snip out wedges of the excess width--sort of like creating darts, and then stitch the fabric back together to make the circumference smaller. I'll make the "darts" a decorative aspect of the hat. Does this sound reasonable? I've never done this before and I think I can slip stitch the tucks or darts so that they won't be seen in the felted hat. Ideas or advice?? Thanks! lisa -- "Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." |
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This is a neat idea--I would love to see a pic to see if it works out.
Madelaine Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: It is a very good idea ,, i would use Blanket stich at the cuts` edges and than embroider those together , maybe with a bead or 2 ,,,, mirjam I knitted a wool cap with my koolaid-dyed yarn for the charity box. I thought the hat to be way to big circumference-wise, and so decided to felt it by throwing it in the washer. Gauge? I don't need no stinkin' gauge! :-D Oh, it felted (well, not completely) a good deal before I realized that what I had managed to do is shrink it length-wise and now have a shorter cap with the same width as I started with! Since my motto is "If you can't fix it, feature it", I am thinking what I'll do it toss it back in the washer and really try to felt it completely. I'm thinking that after I've created the felt fabric, I can go back and snip out wedges of the excess width--sort of like creating darts, and then stitch the fabric back together to make the circumference smaller. I'll make the "darts" a decorative aspect of the hat. Does this sound reasonable? I've never done this before and I think I can slip stitch the tucks or darts so that they won't be seen in the felted hat. Ideas or advice?? Thanks! lisa -- "Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." |
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Karlisa wrote: what I had managed to do is shrink it length-wise and now have a shorter cap with the same width as I started with! Since my motto is "If you can't fix it, feature it", I am thinking what I'll do it toss it back in the washer and really try to felt it completely. Go for it! The completed felting might be enough to take care of the problem. I'm thinking that after I've created the felt fabric, I can go back and snip out wedges of the excess width--sort of like creating darts, and then stitch the fabric back together to make the circumference smaller. I'll make the "darts" a decorative aspect of the hat. Does this sound reasonable? I've never done this before and I think I can slip stitch the tucks or darts so that they won't be seen in the felted hat. Ideas or advice?? Years ago I did that with a too-big hat that wasn't felted (acrylic) - I just tied the cut ends together inside and worked the ends in, since it was for me. You could either try to hide the darts or emphasize them as a design element. =Tamar |
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Thank you to everyone for your help with this. I'm now actually looking
forward to the "great experiment"! If it turns out okay, I'll post photos. Thanks for the advice! lisa "Karlisa" wrote in message ... I knitted a wool cap with my koolaid-dyed yarn for the charity box. I thought the hat to be way to big circumference-wise, and so decided to felt it by throwing it in the washer. Gauge? I don't need no stinkin' gauge! :-D Oh, it felted (well, not completely) a good deal before I realized that what I had managed to do is shrink it length-wise and now have a shorter cap with the same width as I started with! Since my motto is "If you can't fix it, feature it", I am thinking what I'll do it toss it back in the washer and really try to felt it completely. I'm thinking that after I've created the felt fabric, I can go back and snip out wedges of the excess width--sort of like creating darts, and then stitch the fabric back together to make the circumference smaller. I'll make the "darts" a decorative aspect of the hat. Does this sound reasonable? I've never done this before and I think I can slip stitch the tucks or darts so that they won't be seen in the felted hat. Ideas or advice?? Thanks! lisa -- "Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." |
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