I had my French Market Bag. I had run it twice through the washing machine on low water and with couple of pairs of shoes. But the fabric was still limp and hardly felted at all. I use coin laundry and there is just a limit to how many times I can wash a single item.
Along came a hand felting article in the latest Knitty.
I decided to try that. Bought a plunger and a bucket in Family Dollar for the total of $3 (only if all my knitting supplies where so cheap).
After plunging away at the bag, with a little dish soap and some 'help' from my daughters I felt (ha ha ha) I had made some progress.
Then I dried the bag by rolling it up in a towel and shaped it by putting a plate in the bottom and filling it up with plastic bags. I also folded it in on the sides because it was a little too wide.
When it has dried I will sew in the sides and then use it as a knitting bag.
2 comments:
Snidugt! Thanks for putting that link to Knitty and handfelting...I have a few angels that I might try to felt this way instead of starting the washing machine!
The bag looks great, I really like the colours.
You can still felt in a top loader, mine is a top loader and it works fine. I also have a friend that would farm her felting out to another friend... but your solution seems really good, and your bag is really nice!
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