Was Eeeew - unspun yarn

[Nomdeplume]

Hi all, moving this thread down here :)

My clogs had to be in the washer at maximum agitation
for 35 minutes. Also, since they are made of roving and not yarn,
they had to be put in a lingeree bag, and even so, still needed some
odd looking tangles clipped off by the time they were small enough!

I take them out and check them every 5
min or so. If they shrink too mujch, you can still stretch them
out before you dry them that way. Mine are perfect, and so
are my niece's. Some of my gift recipients may not be, though
because I don't know what size they need! Just guessing.
But most love them, So warm on winter evenings.

Sara

[Els van Dam]

In article >,
wrote:

> Hi all, moving this thread down here :)
>
> My clogs had to be in the washer at maximum agitation
> for 35 minutes. Also, since they are made of roving and not yarn,
> they had to be put in a lingeree bag, and even so, still needed some
> odd looking tangles clipped off by the time they were small enough!
>
> I take them out and check them every 5
> min or so. If they shrink too mujch, you can still stretch them
> out before you dry them that way. Mine are perfect, and so
> are my niece's. Some of my gift recipients may not be, though
> because I don't know what size they need! Just guessing.
> But most love them, So warm on winter evenings.
>
> Sara

Great....I have made hats and slippers that way and not all have come out
the right size....Once I threw a hat in the washing machine while we had
dinner and forgot about it.....boy did it got small, so small it was just
right for a doll...and a small doll at that. I find felting knitted items
is an adventure. This afternoon I sat out on the deck and played with
alpaca. It does felt very nicely. I hope to make a vest from felted
alpace, with knitted sleeves, for my grand daughter.

Els

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[Helen \Halla\ Fleischer]

| On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:32:05 -0500, Nomdeplume > wrote:

>My clogs had to be in the washer at maximum agitation
>for 35 minutes. Also, since they are made of roving and not yarn,
>they had to be put in a lingeree bag, and even so, still needed some
>odd looking tangles clipped off by the time they were small enough!

One way to prevent the tangles, in case there's a next time, is to dampen
the project with soapy water and rub it against a washboard to start the
surface bonding before you run it through the washer. That seems to give a
better finish to the things I've made -- when I remember to do it.
Don't have a washboard? Try laying a piece of bubble wrap on top of the
washer and rubbing against that.


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/