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Sara Orme
Приєднався 6 кві 2012
Sewing with Sweater Knit Fabric by WormeWoole
How-to sew with sweater knit fabric without letting it stretch out.
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Click here to watch WormeWoole's video on how to felt wool sweaters:
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Find more from WormeWoole at wormewoole.com
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Shop WormeWoole's upcycled, felted wool accessories at www.etsy.com/shop/WormeWoole
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How to Felt Wool Sweaters by WormeWoole
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So you want to make something with all those wool sweaters. The first step is to felt (also known as fulling) or shrink them in your washer and dryer (like you're not supposed to with your wool sweaters, you rebel!). Watch this video to find out tried and true tips from someone who has felted over 1000 sweaters over more than 6 years. Learn how to avoid common mistakes and get the most out of y...
Does it need to be 100% wool? I’m thinking yes?
Great concise information, thx!!!!
What about a walking foot? Thank you
Great information!!
Thank you for your video Sara. I found out that there are two terms for different things, fulling and felting...I appreciate your fine and clear explanation. I have a beautiful Alpaca sweater that is too small for me now and so I'm going to make some socks for winter (and then apply leather/suede soles> I've done it in the past, (but i couldn't remember the exact instructions) using the sleeves as perfect tall socks. I hope this project goes as well as the last one. Thanks again
Thank you so very much for pointing out that we need to push this fabric through, rather than pull it through. Sadly, I am a terrible seamstress and have lots of "hide in the back of my closet projects". I'm trying hard to take in lots of video lessons so I don't waste fabric. Good work!
The close up view is the most helpful, thanks!
I just found your video as I prepared to shrink a sweater for felting. The sweater I found at our local goodwill was 100% Fine Merino Wool - marked as dry clean only. However after two attempts it has not shrunk! Have you ever used merino wool to felt - does it act differently than wool? Thinking maybe it was not true merino!
Goodwill is a second hand shop right? The previous owner probably washed it with normal clothes in warm cycles and maybe chucked it in the dryer too so it's already shrunk. Most people (myslef incl) dont bother drycleaning clothes marked "dry clean" because it's overly fussy. clothes aren't fine china, i just chuck em in the machine with the other fluffies on delicate.
Hi Gail, I strongly suspect that the sweater that wouldnt shrink was made using the latest technology which has invented a way to make 100 % merino sweaters suitable to go in a washing machine . They are brilliant and dont shrink.
Both of these replies could be right. Some of the new merino products have a ton of chemicals added to prevent shrinkage. Or, its been shrunk as far as it will go by someone before you. I do not do this to make felt for crafting, I intentionally buy my sweaters way too big and then full it by hand in a bucket. It makesthem way more durable.. Even once the elbows wear all the way through, they do not unravel if properly fulled. It also blocks wind very well, and if there is enough lanolin (easy to add more) they will actually shed rain to a surprising degree.
@@tbrew8222wow, you should be making a video!