Knitting and Felting
Felting is a lot of fun and allows you to make homemade items that look really professional because you can't see the individual stitches. Learn the basics of felting and the supplies you will need, as well as some projects to get you started
Make a Felted Swatch
If you're planning a felting project from scratch, you need to know how much your knitting is going to shrink in order to come out with a finished felted project you'll be happy with. Once again it all comes down to the swatch.
If you're planning a felting project from scratch, you need to know how much your knitting is going to shrink in order to come out with a finished felted project you'll be happy with. Once again it all comes down to the swatch.
Felting without a Machine
Felting with the use of a washing machine is the preferred method because it is quick and easy, but if you don't have access to a machine, you can felt by hand with these tips.
Felting with the use of a washing machine is the preferred method because it is quick and easy, but if you don't have access to a machine, you can felt by hand with these tips.
Felting Tips
Felting is a lot of fun, but it can be a little intimidating. Here are some felting tips that will help you felt with ease.
Felting is a lot of fun, but it can be a little intimidating. Here are some felting tips that will help you felt with ease.
How to Felt
Felting your knitting is a fun way to transform a project into something completely different. Here's a tutorial on how to felt a knitting project.
Felting your knitting is a fun way to transform a project into something completely different. Here's a tutorial on how to felt a knitting project.
Testing Yarn for Felting
How do you know if a yarn is suitable for felting? You could just throw it into the washing machine and see what happens, but this great method is a little more sane.
How do you know if a yarn is suitable for felting? You could just throw it into the washing machine and see what happens, but this great method is a little more sane.
Fuzzy Galore
This great little article talks about the history of felting and fulling, what the difference is and how and why you'd want to do either to a garment or fiber.
This great little article talks about the history of felting and fulling, what the difference is and how and why you'd want to do either to a garment or fiber.
Needle Felting
A great way to add embellishments to a knitted and felted project is though needle felting, which allows you to meld a new piece of felt onto the felted project using a needle. It's not a difficult process, but it does need to be undertaken with care. This site gives you a rundown of how to go about needle felting.
A great way to add embellishments to a knitted and felted project is though needle felting, which allows you to meld a new piece of felt onto the felted project using a needle. It's not a difficult process, but it does need to be undertaken with care. This site gives you a rundown of how to go about needle felting.