The last step to the felted clogs is to felt them. We met at the laundromat in Woodland Park for an impromptu lesson on felting.
What you need is a top loading washer, hot water, a lingerie bag to catch all the fuzzies and a little mild detergent (not Woolite). Each washer will do the job differently so you will have to stop the first wash cycle a couple of times to look at the clog to see how it is doing. What you are looking for is no visible lines of knitting. The final product should look like it was NOT knitted.
We even tested some foot forms to measure and fit the clog around for those feet that could not participate in the felting event.
The first time you do this is a little intimidating because you don't want to ruin all the knitting time and yarn cost. The last thing you want to happen is either it will not felt, or it felts into a wadded mass. Neither of those things happened today (thank goodness!)
We also felted a hat from a pattern by Fiber Trends. It turned out really cute and will look great with some knitted flowers on it.
I hope everyone had some fun things to finish this weekend!
What you need is a top loading washer, hot water, a lingerie bag to catch all the fuzzies and a little mild detergent (not Woolite). Each washer will do the job differently so you will have to stop the first wash cycle a couple of times to look at the clog to see how it is doing. What you are looking for is no visible lines of knitting. The final product should look like it was NOT knitted.
We even tested some foot forms to measure and fit the clog around for those feet that could not participate in the felting event.
The first time you do this is a little intimidating because you don't want to ruin all the knitting time and yarn cost. The last thing you want to happen is either it will not felt, or it felts into a wadded mass. Neither of those things happened today (thank goodness!)
We also felted a hat from a pattern by Fiber Trends. It turned out really cute and will look great with some knitted flowers on it.I hope everyone had some fun things to finish this weekend!
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