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Howtofelt

The document provides instructions for felting knitted or crocheted fabrics. It notes that samples should be tested first to see how colors are affected by hot water. The felting process involves putting pieces in a washing machine on a hot cycle with agitation for 15 minutes to mat and shrink the fibers. After felting, items should be laid flat to dry and may need reshaping. Proper care like gentle brushing and pressing is needed to maintain felted items.

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Howtofelt

The document provides instructions for felting knitted or crocheted fabrics. It notes that samples should be tested first to see how colors are affected by hot water. The felting process involves putting pieces in a washing machine on a hot cycle with agitation for 15 minutes to mat and shrink the fibers. After felting, items should be laid flat to dry and may need reshaping. Proper care like gentle brushing and pressing is needed to maintain felted items.

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"How to Felt" Instructions

Important to know before felting: As yarn will be going into very hot water, colorfastness It is important to record all the measurements and can be affected. Again, testing a sample will give you an changes before and after felting. You will be able to either indication of how the color will be affected in very adjust or repeat the method to produce reliable and hot water. consistent results. Any knitting that has been properly felted will have a Always test a sample. Different colored yarns may felt distinct texture. The knitted or crocheted piece becomes differently. Some colors have to undergo the felting very dense and matted. This will be one of the key more than once in order to achieve the desired result. criteria for determining that felting has occurred. FELTING: Put pieces in top-loading washing machine. Using low water level, run a Hot/Cold cycle for 15 min. Put in a pair of jeans or large towel (in non-interfering color) for extra agitation. Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda for a small load. After one cycle, check for size. Repeat as necessary. Run through the rinse and dry spin cycle. Lay felted piece onto a dry towel, away from direct heat or sunlight. Shape piece to correct measurements. Allow to dry thoroughly. Do not use a clothes dryer. If an edge ripples, baste a thread through the edge and gather in. Remove the thread after the felting is dry. AFTERCARE: You have spent a lot of time and care completing these items through their knitting/crocheting and felting stages. A little thought to its aftercare will ensure that you will have these beautiful felted items for many years to come. After you have subjected your item to the felting process, you may think that it has gone through the most vigorous and tortured wash that yarn could ever endure. Now you assume that you can throw that felted item into the hot wash cycle along with your sheets. Do not do it! Treat your newly felted item with caution and care in order to avoid further distortion or shrinkage. Felted handmade items can always be improved with brushing. Even a slight pressing will give a smoother appearance to felted fabric. Always press lightly using a steam iron and a damp cloth. Never press down on the fabric but hold the iron just above the fabric.

BASED ON OUR CALCULATIONS: Knit Swatch After felting, the sample is approx 85% of the width and 75% of the length of the knitted sample before felting.
Knit Swatch Before Felting (19 sts and 25 rows)
Knit Swatch After Felting

Crochet Swatch After felting, the sample is approx 80% of the width and 95% of the length of the crocheted sample before felting.
Crochet Swatch Before Felting (15 sc and 17rows)

Crochet Swatch After Felting

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