...popped one in the washing machine (40 degree wash with powder and softener + a duvet cover, can't just wash one bit of felt can I!) and it came out looking like this ::
haha!
once it had dried I layed it on the other sheet to check for shrinkage ::
...it shrunk....a lot!!
BUT what a lovely texture ::
Next I cut another two pieces and this time I hand washed one piece (with special kind-to-wool washing liquid, in lukewarm water) and once it dried it looked like this::
It shrank a bit and the texture changed to this ::
ooohhhh the possibilities of newly-washed-chunky-lumpy-felt....
*this whole experiment was inspired by a customer, thanks Net :-)
5 comments:
Oooh, how exciting! The 1st piece kinda looks like synthetic fleece. Looking forward to seeing what you use it for!
How fab! I've tried it before with handmade felt when I can't be bothered to keep rolling :o) Love the lumpy knubbly bits.
Gosh, what fun! I like the first one - wanted to reach through the screen and touch it! x
my husband once washed my favourite purple wool hat... and I turned it into a little flower brooch... but thats about all my sewing skills can do... I did felt a teal scarf from the charity shop to play at learnign to sew... I never got very far though but it was a lovely texture.. I think I migth have used it as wrapping for some jewellery when I ran out of paper...
oh no! it shrunk!
i sewed a felt cupcake on a baby onesie!
oh dear this is gonna be bad news! heh!
but now we know!
- ann (stubbornsnails.com) singapore
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