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| erowease |
Posted - Jun 13 2012 : 7:52:28 PM
I bought one skein of Noro yarn a couple years ago to knit a piece that I could turn into a purse/bag. Unfortunately I lost the label along the way so now I am not sure if it is 100% wool or a wool/silk combination. Anyone know what would happen when I tried felting it and it has more than just wool as the fiber?
Lesley
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| erowease |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 6:26:22 PM
Ok, I think I have a small piece left to knit a test swatch to see what happens before I do it to the main project. Thanks
Lesley
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| grace gerber |
Posted - Jun 14 2012 : 9:00:40 PM
If it has silk in it the felting will not be uniform and at the same rate of shrinkage as an all wool. You can get around this by doing a swatch but if you don't want to lose any of the yarn then I would suggest once you wet felt I would use a needle felting tool to bring in any areas that are not the way you wish. Hope that helps.
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| MaryLD |
Posted - Jun 14 2012 : 04:40:41 AM
I think the results could be unpredictable. Some yarns felt ok when not 100% wool, but the results will be less reliable most of the time.
Mary LD
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