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   mjjudas | Dec 13, 2006 01:12am | #1

   namasker:

   Here is another link for felting wool fabric.  I also quilt and I thought I remembered seeing in a quilting magazine I get:

   http://www.quiltmaker.com/tips/tip15/

   Good Luck!

   mjjudas

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   namaskar | Dec 13, 2006 08:16pm | #2

   thank you very much.. guess i am just going to have to brave it andput this lovely wool in the machine... all articales seem to be vauge as to how to wash except hot.. so here goes..

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   mjjudas | Dec 13, 2006 09:43pm | #4

   sounds like a plan - although if you are really concerned, why not buy a small piece of wool that's somewhat similar and do a test first?  If your wool is expensive, it may be worth the $10 to get another yard of 100% wool (or the same blend as what you have) and do a test.  Good luck!  MJ

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   namaskar | Dec 13, 2006 10:06pm | #5

   good idea.. i am sure there is something similar in my scraps/stach

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   namaskar | Dec 13, 2006 08:17pm | #3

   thank you for responding.. guess i will just try the washing machine.. though it seems scary with this expensive wool i purchased..

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   user-238478 | Dec 14, 2006 10:43am | #6

   Hi  I saw a gal felting a square of a hand-knit in a large gallon size freezer bag...  She used hot water and I think and just worked/aggitated the knitted work by hand...   worked fine for a "small" item.  Perhaps you could cut a test swatch of, say 6 or 8 inches square and try it that way to see what happens.  Keep us posted!

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   namaskar | Dec 14, 2006 11:01pm | #7

   SINCE I HAVE A 4 YD PIECE TO MAKE A JACKET THAT MIGHT BE A BIT HARD.. I KNOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IT IN A MACHINE.. BUT AM TOLD OUR FROUNT LOADER IS NOT GOOD.. KAREN