Wednesday, November 4, 2009

sweaters and felting

i've had some sweaters hanging around since high school and yesterday i put them to good use! felting is something i have wanted to try for a few years now and i am so excited that i finally jumped in. i researched a couple of different techniques, but it is really as easy as washing a few times on hot and drying. it does clog up your washer a bit, so if this becomes a new hobby for me, i might take my sweaters down to the local laundromat and ruin their machines.

the sweaters were all different - the pink one, i ran through the washing machine twice and the one on the far right went through 4 times. i guess it all depends on the individual sweater.

now if you'll excuse me, i have a lot of christmas ornaments to cut out of this beautiful felt.

2 comments:

  1. Felt is so much fun to play with...you're going to have a ball! I especially love my felted sweater slippers...

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  2. im in the same boat as you. i went thrift shopping yesterday and i already felted the 2 sweaters.Im gonna make a dog sweater and Christmas ornaments out of them.

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