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I am going to attempt my first felting (actually fulling) project....how
much wool content does the yarn need to felt (full) properly. I've been told that's is felted when you wash the yarn before knitting and fulled when you wash the yarn after so the notations just in case I was incorrectly informed. Carol |
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Felting
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:48:26 -0500, "Bob & Carol"
spewed forth : I am going to attempt my first felting (actually fulling) project....how much wool content does the yarn need to felt (full) properly. 100% wool works best though I've seen reports of high wool content yarn fulling slightly with enough insult. I've been told that's is felted when you wash the yarn before knitting and fulled when you wash the yarn after so the notations just in case I was incorrectly informed. Felting is what one does with unspun wool. Wauking is what one does with woven woolens. Fulling is for knitted wool goods. I'm sure somebody will correct me, too +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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A while back I asked about some Classic Elite felted merino I had
gotten at a salvage center. I asked what was up with the felted aspect. Does this mean the wool was felted before spinning?. Does this mean the yarn might resist fulling? I know, do a swatch...but really, I got a load of this stuff for next to nothing, and I don't know what to do with it. Hesira dredging up old news Wooly wrote: Felting is what one does with unspun wool. Wauking is what one does with woven woolens. Fulling is for knitted wool goods. I'm sure somebody will correct me, too +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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On 12 Sep 2006 16:38:46 -0700, "hesira" spewed
forth : A while back I asked about some Classic Elite felted merino I had gotten at a salvage center. I asked what was up with the felted aspect. Does this mean the wool was felted before spinning?. Does this mean the yarn might resist fulling? I know, do a swatch...but really, I got a load of this stuff for next to nothing, and I don't know what to do with it. In this context it probably means the yarn was abused to some degree during production to "felt" it. Whether it'll full or not is anybody's guess. +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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In todays knitting , felted items is when you wash after you knit. Those who have been around know it is not the right term , but , we go with the flow. As to how much actual wool you need to do the shrinking , it depends on how the yarn is spun and how tight you knit. I have used 25% wool 75% acrylic and it felts some , I also have used 100% wool and 85% wool ,15% mohair and it felts beautifully too. Testing with a swatch is all I can say for sure. Superwash and acrylic will not felt and some hard spun wools or bleached wools will not felt , so each time you need to check. I hope this helps. Coggie |
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