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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:17 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe + thanks to ikdeas
Shelagh i love felting [sometimes by mistake] my old sweaters ,,, reading this decription gave me an idea of you cutting
it up and crocheting with other colors around the pieces and than assemb le something [vest ???] Katherine tried your
idea [to put some elastics in the back of my sweater]it helped , it looks good again on me ,,,, the vest isn`t helped by
it much ,,, Of course since all are knitted downwards i could take out the under side , but i REALLY don`t feel for
doing it ,,,[also i might get the lost sizes back -hopefully not ,,,,] Today it is really cold and rainy , thus i
might try on some sweaters ,,, and try and get rid of Summery ironing ,,,, mirjam [quote:ec037065eb]Hi gang Just got
back from the city and shopping at my favourite "boutique".... Value Village. I found a fabulous navy pure
wool London Fog winter coat for $40. Just like new, and happily - a petite - which means not having to shorten it.(gotta
love that) I also found 3 wool sweaters which I intend to felt and make into something. One sweater which is a soft
grey with pearls all over it will become an evening bag. The other two - I'll have to wait for the felted fabric to
speak to me and tell me what they want to become. I'll keep you posted with pictures (grin). Shelagh
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Posted by Jackie on Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:16 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
How well would this work to create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie
Olwyn Mary wrote: [quote:1c8e3f5e8b]hesira wrote: I have a question for you and anyone else who may care to answer. I
have several cashmere sweaters that have seen better days. Could I felt the entire sweater and then cut the fabric and
make it into something? How exactly do you go about that? Would I have to stuff the wet felted thing so the fronts and
backs didn't stick together? Has anyone felted cashmere before? TIA Hesira Sure you can. In fact, I just got home
from the church rummage sale with a bag full of assorted sweaters, some cashmere, some lambswool, some just "100%
wool". I toss them into the washer, hot wash, cold rinse, el cheapo harsh detergent, then into the dryer on hot.
I do sort them into darks and lights, because you never know what will bleed color. I had one burgundy sweater which,
after a few washings, became a lovely pale pink. I keep on washing and drying until they have shrunk as much as they
are going to, and discharged all the dye they are going to, then just use them as yard goods. One year I made
mother/daughter vests for dd and dgd, just cut out the pattern in dark shades, then cut out flowers in pale colors and
sewed them on. The handbags I make are always popular with the recipients, and last year I made felt slippers for ds
and dsil which were also well received. Go ahead and play!! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet
account from http://www.teranews.com[/quote:1c8e3f5e8b]
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:40 PM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
hesira wrote: [quote:d31839ca87]I have a question for you and anyone else who may care to answer. I have several
cashmere sweaters that have seen better days. Could I felt the entire sweater and then cut the fabric and make it into
something? How exactly do you go about that? Would I have to stuff the wet felted thing so the fronts and backs didn't
stick together? Has anyone felted cashmere before? TIA Hesira [/quote:d31839ca87] Sure you can. In fact, I just got
home from the church rummage sale with a bag full of assorted sweaters, some cashmere, some lambswool, some just
"100% wool". I toss them into the washer, hot wash, cold rinse, el cheapo harsh detergent, then into the
dryer on hot. I do sort them into darks and lights, because you never know what will bleed color. I had one burgundy
sweater which, after a few washings, became a lovely pale pink. I keep on washing and drying until they have shrunk
as much as they are going to, and discharged all the dye they are going to, then just use them as yard goods. One year
I made mother/daughter vests for dd and dgd, just cut out the pattern in dark shades, then cut out flowers in pale
colors and sewed them on. The handbags I make are always popular with the recipients, and last year I made felt
slippers for ds and dsil which were also well received. Go ahead and play!! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via
a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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Posted by Katherine on Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:52 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
Shillelagh wrote: [quote:e8aed78ea1]Hi gang Just got back from the city and shopping at my favourite
"boutique".... Value Village. I found a fabulous navy pure wool London Fog winter coat for $40. Just like
new, and happily - a petite - which means not having to shorten it.(gotta love that) I also found 3 wool sweaters which
I intend to felt and make into something. One sweater which is a soft grey with pearls all over it will become an
evening bag. The other two - I'll have to wait for the felted fabric to speak to me and tell me what they want to
become. I'll keep you posted with pictures (grin). [/quote:e8aed78ea1] Good for you, Shelagh! I have to see if there is
a Value Village here. I know that they have a great Sally Ann. Higs, Katherine
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Posted by hesira on Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:27 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
Hi Shelagh, Great haul! The handbag sounds lovely. I have a question for you and anyone else who may care to answer.
I have several cashmere sweaters that have seen better days. Could I felt the entire sweater and then cut the fabric
and make it into something? How exactly do you go about that? Would I have to stuff the wet felted thing so the fronts
and backs didn't stick together? Has anyone felted cashmere before? TIA Hesira Shillelagh wrote:
[quote:a228ddb89a]Hi gang Just got back from the city and shopping at my favourite "boutique".... Value
Village. I found a fabulous navy pure wool London Fog winter coat for $40. Just like new, and happily - a petite -
which means not having to shorten it.(gotta love that) I also found 3 wool sweaters which I intend to felt and make
into something. One sweater which is a soft grey with pearls all over it will become an evening bag. The other two -
I'll have to wait for the felted fabric to speak to me and tell me what they want to become. I'll keep you posted with
pictures (grin). Shelagh[/quote:a228ddb89a]
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Posted by Shillelagh on Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:22 PM Post subject: OT - sorta maybe
Hi gang Just got back from the city and shopping at my favourite "boutique".... Value Village. I found a
fabulous navy pure wool London Fog winter coat for $40. Just like new, and happily - a petite - which means not having
to shorten it.(gotta love that) I also found 3 wool sweaters which I intend to felt and make into something. One
sweater which is a soft grey with pearls all over it will become an evening bag. The other two - I'll have to wait for
the felted fabric to speak to me and tell me what they want to become. I'll keep you posted with pictures (grin).
Shelagh
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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:11 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
It wil look a bit like the seam on Jeans pants ,,,, it was also once called French seam mirjam
[quote:f3a83b7303]Well, I just looked up "felled seam" and now I'm confused -- but then, you didn't say it is
a felled seam, just that it looks like one, so I guess I don't really need to understand it. You overlap the edges by
half an inch , sew down the visible edge, then turn the whole thing over (or inside out) and sew down the other edge --
is that right? Doesn't it get too bulky on the thumb? Olwyn Mary wrote: Jackie wrote: How well would this work to
create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie Dead easy!! Finer weight
sweaters come out a medium felt, and chunky comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted
(fulled) them as far as they will go, they will not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which
usually buries itself right into the fabric. Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long
stith on the machine. To seam them I overlap the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it
looks like a felled seam. You can decorate them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them
on, I put flowers on my dd and dgd vests, and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they
are also machine washable and dryable. Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from
http://www.teranews.com [/quote:f3a83b7303]
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Posted by Jackie on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:11 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
Well, I just looked up "felled seam" and now I'm confused -- but then, you didn't say it is a felled seam,
just that it looks like one, so I guess I don't really need to understand it. You overlap the edges by half an inch ,
sew down the visible edge, then turn the whole thing over (or inside out) and sew down the other edge -- is that right?
Doesn't it get too bulky on the thumb? Olwyn Mary wrote: [quote:8ba0c12466]Jackie wrote: How well would this work to
create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie Dead easy!! Finer weight
sweaters come out a medium felt, and chunky comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted
(fulled) them as far as they will go, they will not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which
usually buries itself right into the fabric. Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long
stith on the machine. To seam them I overlap the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it
looks like a felled seam. You can decorate them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them
on, I put flowers on my dd and dgd vests, and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they
are also machine washable and dryable. Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from
http://www.teranews.com[/quote:8ba0c12466]
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Posted by Jackie on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:07 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
Thanks for the encouragement -- maybe I'll give them a try. I don't know what a felled seam is, but I think I
understand the process you describe. I'm not planning to try it right away, but when I do I'll let you know how they
come out. Thanks! Olwyn Mary wrote: [quote:d06abf5095]Jackie wrote: How well would this work to create felted
mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie Dead easy!! Finer weight sweaters come out a
medium felt, and chunky comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted (fulled) them as far as
they will go, they will not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which usually buries itself right
into the fabric. Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long stith on the machine. To
seam them I overlap the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it looks like a felled seam.
You can decorate them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them on, I put flowers on my dd
and dgd vests, and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they are also machine washable
and dryable. Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from
http://www.teranews.com[/quote:d06abf5095]
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:43 AM Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe
Jackie wrote: [quote:904c00a47d]How well would this work to create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut
and sew? Thanks -- Jackie [/quote:904c00a47d] Dead easy!! Finer weight sweaters come out a medium felt, and chunky
comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted (fulled) them as far as they will go, they will
not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which usually buries itself right into the fabric.
Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long stith on the machine. To seam them I overlap
the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it looks like a felled seam. You can decorate
them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them on, I put flowers on my dd and dgd vests,
and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they are also machine washable and dryable.
Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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Posted by bienchat@hotmail.com on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:29 AM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
One pair of wool socks and 2/3 of a shawl (little shell stitch). Marie and the cats Shillelagh wrote:
[quote:e392843c01]I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a Christmas gift. The
felted sweater bag for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my granddaughter for
Xmas. Let's hear from everyone else ;>) Shelagh[/quote:e392843c01]
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Posted by hesira on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:20 PM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
Although it seems like I knit every day of the month (I think I really did) I only got 1 pair of socks made. They are
the Snowflake socks from Magknits. They are for my mom and turned out great. I've started a pair of socks for my dad
for his Christmas present, and when they are done, the knitting is all for ME! I will finally make myself a pair of
socks and I ordered some alpaca to make myself the belted cardigan from the last Vogue Knits. Beyond that, I have a
baby gift (as yet undetermined) that needs to be done before March, and who knows what else. Happy crafting, Hesira
Shillelagh wrote: [quote:b58f94bc36]I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a
Christmas gift. The felted sweater bag for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my
granddaughter for Xmas. Let's hear from everyone else ;>) Shelagh[/quote:b58f94bc36]
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Posted by Shillelagh on Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:25 AM Post subject: FO's for October
I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a Christmas gift. The felted sweater bag
for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my granddaughter for Xmas. Let's hear
from everyone else ;>) Shelagh
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Posted by Richard Eney on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:02 AM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
In article <egB2h.1946$IJ1.1270@newsfe15.lga>, Shillelagh <meow@cat.howl> wrote: [quote:60c0dc1ec7]I didn't
see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a Christmas gift. The felted sweater bag for myself
WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my granddaughter for Xmas. [/quote:60c0dc1ec7] I made
a hat out of bulk yarn, but something went wrong with the decreases and I have to frog it and do it over. Live and
learn. =Tamar
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Posted by Craftkitten on Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:31 PM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
Hi Here is my list. FO's 1 Izzy doll 22 baby toques 1 pair men's slippers 2 baby afghans 25x25 1 baby afghan 30 x 42 1
kids afghan 30x30 2 cross-stitchs WIP's 10 Izzy dolls 3 baby afghans 5 cross-stitches Darlene Shillelagh wrote:
[quote:1359b926bc]I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a Christmas gift. The
felted sweater bag for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my granddaughter for
Xmas. Let's hear from everyone else ;>) Shelagh[/quote:1359b926bc]
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Posted by Katherine on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:42 PM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
Shillelagh wrote: [quote:7760497ef9]I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a
Christmas gift. The felted sweater bag for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my
granddaughter for Xmas. Let's hear from everyone else ;>) [/quote:7760497ef9] A baby Aran set for a friend's
expected baby boy. A pair of socks for my granddaughter A pair of Socks of Doom A blue vest for me. (Finished but not
assembled) Higs, Katherine
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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:00 AM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
For a moment i was Startled October ? , aren`t we in November ? We still go around with the feeling of having lost
more than a month, The daily rockets on the Shederot , makes us all angry , And the big Rockets SHOW the Iranians gave
,,, isn`t fun either ,,,, Now they told EUROPE that parts of them are already in their range ... bahhhhhh mirjam
[quote:3078467788]I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a Christmas gift. The
felted sweater bag for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my granddaughter for
Xmas. Let's hear from everyone else ;>) Shelagh [/quote:3078467788]
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Posted by Alison on Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:38 AM Post subject: Re: Alpaca Advice
On 18 Oct 2006 15:56:54 -0700, "Vintage Purls" <moragmck@gmail.com> wrote: [quote:37d5b9df6d] Georgia
wrote: It's true that alpaca yarn has no memory, but because it's so lightweight, I've never had the problems with it
that I've had with cotton (or silk noil)--I gave away the sweaters I made with those because they kept falling off my
shoulders, LOL. But my alpaca sweater (2nd row, far right at http://www.georgiamorgan.net/html/knitting.htm) is one of
my favorites. Neither loose nor tight, and my first choice for travel because it's so lightweight and compresses (and
recovers from it) so well. Well I have ordered a little fibre to play with - I had thought of making my man some winter
gloves from it if it spun up okay but Lee changed my mind on the glove front. It looks like I'll just have to
experiment. Thanks. [/quote:37d5b9df6d] I made an alpaca hat - just a toque - and it was too big. So I washed it and it
felted a little. Not solidly, you could still see the stitches, but enough to make it fit better and be more
"solid" and not so floppy. Just another thought. Alison
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Posted by The Other Kim on Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:59 PM Post subject: Re: Sock Yarn- My turn to enable.
Marilyn wrote: [quote:04603b338f]I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but LittleKnits has Regia sock yarn on
sale. http://www.littleknits.com/products.php?cat=108 [/quote:04603b338f] I'm on the Little Knits mailing list and got
the notice. I've been trying to restrain myself with regard to sock yarns, though. When I bought the yarn for the
Sock Wars - anyone else doing this and still alive? - I also picked up enough Lorna's Shepherd Sock for 2 more pair.
Add this to the close to 10 pairs' worth of sock yarn already in the stash... I'm trying to finish up some things
before buying more yarn. I've got 2 Absolutely Fabulous throws in the works - one for a friend, one for my daughters'
school for them to include in their annual fund-raising auction - plus a lace cardigan I worked on when I was in the
hospital, plus a lace shawl that's exactly half done (it's worked in two parts and grafted, and I've done one part),
plus a felted bag I'm making as a holiday gift for my sister-in-law. Then it's time to go stash diving for yarn to
whip up a sweater to send to Afghans for Afghans, then any other holiday knitting I want to do...it never ends, and I
love it!! The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom
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Posted by Katherine on Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:03 PM Post subject: Re: New pics
Shillelagh wrote: [quote:694163a273]Hi all Remember the wool sweaters I bought at Value Village a couple of weeks ago?
I've felted them all, and today I made a bag from one of them. If you're interested, please follow the links to my
Yahoo album that shows the sweater before felting, and the bag made today. ;>) http://tinyurl.com/ycofbh This is
the pic of the bag. Hit the "next" button and you'll see the sweater. [/quote:694163a273] Good job, Shelagh!
Higs, Katherine
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Posted by Marilyn on Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:36 PM Post subject: Re: New pics
Shelagh, I love your bag. It looks much better than the one bag I have made so far from a thrift store sweater. I have
bought more sweaters at yard sales to make into bags etc.One problem though is that I decide the sweaters are too nice
to cut up and then I give them away. Seeing your bag makes me realize that nice sweaters make even nicer bags. I think
another thrift store visit is in order :) Marilyn "Shillelagh" <meow@cat.howl> wrote in message
news:MwA1h.5679$tH2.4738@newsfe20.lga... [quote:64acbf1660]Hi all Remember the wool sweaters I bought at Value Village
a couple of weeks ago? I've felted them all, and today I made a bag from one of them. If you're interested, please
follow the links to my Yahoo album that shows the sweater before felting, and the bag made today. ;>)
http://tinyurl.com/ycofbh This is the pic of the bag. Hit the "next" button and you'll see the sweater.
Happy viewing. Shelagh [/quote:64acbf1660]
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Posted by Erin on Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:46 AM Post subject: Re: New pics
Shillelagh skrev: [quote:5f89842a24]Hi all Remember the wool sweaters I bought at Value Village a couple of weeks ago?
I've felted them all, and today I made a bag from one of them. If you're interested, please follow the links to my
Yahoo album that shows the sweater before felting, and the bag made today. ;>) [/quote:5f89842a24] The sweater felted
nicely. I love the way that felting blends the colours together. Congrats on turning a so-so sweater into a great bag!
Erin http://arkivarie.livejournal.com/
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Posted by Shillelagh on Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:47 AM Post subject: New pics
Hi all Remember the wool sweaters I bought at Value Village a couple of weeks ago? I've felted them all, and today I
made a bag from one of them. If you're interested, please follow the links to my Yahoo album that shows the sweater
before felting, and the bag made today. ;>) http://tinyurl.com/ycofbh This is the pic of the bag. Hit the
"next" button and you'll see the sweater. Happy viewing. Shelagh
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