Just joined the site and discovered this forum tonight - so impressed with the amazing creativity and resourcefulness you all demonstrate. I can see I'm going to like it here...!
Any feltmakers out there? When I can get some help (I know, pathetic that I need help) I will post a picture of my most recent felt projects (a bag and a tea cosy).
Yvette
you are all amazing
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MuddyWitch
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Re: you are all amazing
Welcome to ISH, 
We all need help to start with
Look forward to the pics
MW
We all need help to start with
Look forward to the pics
MW
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Re: you are all amazing
Hi and Welcome to the site, you will pick up lots of amazing advice here.
Good luck with the projects
Good luck with the projects
Re: you are all amazing
What a lovely thing to say!
Welcome on board. I'm probably starting felting because of spare bits i'll be getting from my new found spinning hobby
Ask away!
Welcome on board. I'm probably starting felting because of spare bits i'll be getting from my new found spinning hobby
Ask away!
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yvette
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Re: you are all amazing
thanks for your replies eveyone - look forward to seeing more of your creations (and geting a bit of advice on some of mine!).
Yvette
Yvette
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JulieSherris
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Re: you are all amazing
Personally, I've found felting very easy..... you only have to look at my 75 euro cardi that I dried on the airer too near to the radiator..... but only one side got felted... the other side's just fine!!
Now all I have to do is to walk & move lop-sided & chop 3 inches off my left arm.....
Now all I have to do is to walk & move lop-sided & chop 3 inches off my left arm.....
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Welcome in
I got fleece to felt and then started spinning it
Cassiepod wrote://.... I'm probably starting felting because of spare bits i'll be getting from my new found spinning hobby
I got fleece to felt and then started spinning itSay what you mean and be who you are, Those who mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind
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Re: you are all amazing
I felted tumble dryer fluff....
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!
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Yes, inadvertant felting - I did that with a beautiful jumper I knitted from Rowan wool (really expensive) that my mum had given me as a present. Haven't told her yet....
Yvette
Yvette
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Re: you are all amazing
I made felt in the tumble dryer.....not on purposemrsflibble wrote:I felted tumble dryer fluff....
http://chateaumoorhen.blogspot.com/boboff wrote:Oh and just for MMM,(thanks)
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Re: you are all amazing
Hello Can't felt - good at crochet though!
Cassiepod - very interested in your spinning - used to be able to drop spin - with a hand bobbin - 30 years ago. Doubt if I would know what to do now.
Post some images if you can?
Piper
Can't felt - good at crochet though!Cassiepod - very interested in your spinning - used to be able to drop spin - with a hand bobbin - 30 years ago. Doubt if I would know what to do now.
Post some images if you can?
Piper
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less travelled by
And that has made all the difference.
(Robert Frost)
And I took the one less travelled by
And that has made all the difference.
(Robert Frost)
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Piper,
Spinning is on hold whilst I find a bobbin to fit my wheel. When we got it going with my friend's bobbin, it became clear the bobbin the wheel came with had too large a circumference for the drive band and hence pushed wool off itself rather than pulling wool on....
now I have to find a woodturner who I can take my measurements to, to get one made. I ordered one off the internet on spec just in case and although the drive band bit was the right size it had too thin a inner hole for the spindle shaft bittie (spot the learner!). Or I could buy a whole new flyer asembly... hand't though of that... off to invesigate costs!
btw are you a (bag)piper?
Cassie
Spinning is on hold whilst I find a bobbin to fit my wheel. When we got it going with my friend's bobbin, it became clear the bobbin the wheel came with had too large a circumference for the drive band and hence pushed wool off itself rather than pulling wool on....
now I have to find a woodturner who I can take my measurements to, to get one made. I ordered one off the internet on spec just in case and although the drive band bit was the right size it had too thin a inner hole for the spindle shaft bittie (spot the learner!). Or I could buy a whole new flyer asembly... hand't though of that... off to invesigate costs!btw are you a (bag)piper?
Cassie