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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
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 Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 3:21:49 PM
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Girls,
I have a BIG mess. I washed wool felt because I read somewhere that you could. Well, I now have a HUGE mess and I guess I just wasted about 24.00? Is there anything I can do to "fix" it? I washed in hot water, gentle cycle, mild soap, cold rinse. Well, now I have a 3 yards of a fuzzy mess. HELP!
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 3:33:49 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's toast. When you wash wool, you always want the wash temp and the rinse temp to be the same. Unless you want it to shrink and felt even more, never agitate, just soak. Were you just pre-washing it? If you are just pre-shrinking it, soak, rinse, soak, rinse, roll in a towel to remove excess moisture, lay out flat to dry. I hope someone else has some better advice for you than me.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 3:40:34 PM
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I was trying to felt it. Gosh, this just makes me sick. I read several places on line...and it said to wash in hot, rinse in cold..to felt...but what the heck caused the lumpy, fuzzy mess? I know 24.00 is not a lot of money but I sure hate to just toss it.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 3:58:42 PM
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You were trying to felt already felted wool or just trying to felt wool?
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 4:01:43 PM
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I dont know? I just bought the wool by the yard. It is kind of like the squares that you buy for crafts only it was on a bolt and I got it by the yard...Can you tell that I dont know much about what I am doing???
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 4:36:11 PM
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What did you want to do with it?
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 5:01:06 PM
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Ok - I see what happened. The directions on your pattern are to purchase wool felt OR make your own felt by washing wool fabric in hot water etc. The wool felt you purchased was ok to use as is without trying to felt it further. Do you have any wool fabric you could try to felt? If not, I'm afraid you will have to buy the wool felt again. You might try to wet the wool you felted and with a towel underneath and a pressing cloth on top try to steam it into shape again. I don't know if that will work but it won't hurt to try. Let me know how it goes. I wish I had better advice for you.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 5:04:00 PM
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Well, I think it will toss the darn stuff and start over....I am sure it is not the first time I have wasted 24.00. :(....Darn it...lesson learned. Thanks so much for your help.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 5:06:38 PM
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You are welcome. I wish I could have helped you more.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 5:08:34 PM
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Joy.. if all else fails... maybe use the felt mess for putting into homemade papers that is in MaryJanesFarm magazine that is out?
so sorry that it went kaaaplooey!
HUGS!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
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christmasgal
Farmgirl in Training
45 Posts
Rose
The Dalles
oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 13 2010 : 1:26:14 PM
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maybe you can use it for stuffing a pin cushion? good luck on it.rose
"Life is'nt about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain" |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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Posted - Mar 13 2010 : 1:50:16 PM
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Don't Panic - here are some ways to correct a mess. First, place the felt back into some hot water with soap - don't play with it let it get really wet. Then while the fiber are really hot take it out and start to stretch the felt. If the fiber will let go it is at this point. If you can not make it give just a tiny bit we will go to plan B. If they stretch a bit then go ahead and stretch it as much as you can to flatten out the bumpbs. Rinse under cold and then tack it down like you would to shape a garment. Let dry. They you steam press to get the rest of it flat. If you are at plan B you then take felting needles and start to work on the areas around the bumps to firm them up which will flatten the piece out. If not then you go to the sewing machine and start doing freestyle sewing on it and call it a design element.
Hope that helps but if you have any further questions I will check back in and see what I can do to help -- Not all is lost.
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
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82kygal
True Blue Farmgirl
548 Posts
Laura
Somerset
Kentucky
USA
548 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2010 : 06:17:02 AM
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Hey girl when are we going to lunch and catch up on things. I miss you
With God, all things are possible. (Mark 10:27)
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