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November 19, 2015Hello all, Mary Ellen here.
Have you (or a laundry helper) ever mistakenly put a sweater into the laundry only to discover it at half its original size when it came out of the washer? If so, then you have already felted wool. Actually wool is not the only fiber that will “felt” but it is the most commonly used one. With the price of felted wool in quilt shops so astronomical, it’s well worth making some of your own. If you did the math to calculate how much per yard those luscious 8″ x 8″ pieces actually cost, you would have apoplexy. If you have a friend who also loves felted wool who would join you in this project, you could trade pieces and get a nice assortment for yourselves. I have some bits left from felting some men’s suit coats that I found in a thrift shop several years ago. It is amazing how much yardage there is in a large coat or **bonanza** a woman’s wool pleated skirt. If you are game at trying some overdying with ordinary RIT dye, you can make a lovely assortment of felts to use in many holiday (and beyond) projects. Try it, you’ll like it. (How many of you just thought of a boy named Mikey?) Here’s a link to an article from McCall’s Quilting that will give you the details. Click here.
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Mary Ellen, Thank you for forwarding all these wonderful websites. You save me a lot of time surfing the net since I still work full time and don’t have a lot of extra hours.
Ina, I love that your comment will give me permission to spend time surfing, and not feel guilty, since I am helping out those who are not yet retired. I actually sometimes set a timer for myself so I don’t discover I have spent hours at the computer when I have other more important things to do! The computer is a very dangerous thing around those of us with unpleasant tasks on the chore list!