Saturday, September 10, 2011

Cashmere, Merino Felted Sweaters?....Mmmmmm

I was interested in felting some old sweaters that were made of Cashmere and Merino (not in the same sweater that is).  I got on the net and had a look around.  People have posted that it does felt, so I gave it a try.  I bought a bunch of sweaters at the Good Will.  I was very choosy regarding which items I wanted to experiment with.  (no blends) I always try to buy the largest size possible.  I found several men's XL 100% Merino sweaters. Well, I'm not all that jazzed about the result.  It took several washings and drying to get any reasonable result. I think they were just a little too fine of a sweater.  Although they did felt, I think they need to be a looser knitted variety.  I am sure I will be able to make some cool stuff out of these pieces. Just some thoughts on the subject.

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