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Posted by Jessamy on December 31, 2006, 3:35 pm
indeed! my father once did the dirty on my favourite woollen sweater -
Scottish wool it was and the perfect shade of green too :-(
he washed it on hot once and it was big enough for a 2 year old to wear
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Jessamy
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Hard to believe there's somebody who hasn't made perfect felt
accidentally -that is indeed all it takes. Try it out on an old wool
sweater.
Roberta in D
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">I received the November / December issue of Fons & Porter's "Love of
> Quilting" magazine for Christmas. Inside, there are a couple of projects
> I really like, using wool felt. Oddly enough, on a TV show this morning,
> they were making a "Penny Rug" out of wool felt. The woman doing the
> instructing said you can go to Goodwill and find a 100% wool coat, take
> out the lining and interfacing, throw it in hot water and wash it, then
> in the dryer, and you have wool felt. Is that all there is too it??? Do
> you only do the "wash / dry" process once?? Has anyone done this before?
> I'd love some tips.......
> Patti in Seattle
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> Quilting" magazine for Christmas. Inside, there are a couple of projects
> I really like, using wool felt. Oddly enough, on a TV show this morning,
> they were making a "Penny Rug" out of wool felt. The woman doing the
> instructing said you can go to Goodwill and find a 100% wool coat, take
> out the lining and interfacing, throw it in hot water and wash it, then
> in the dryer, and you have wool felt. Is that all there is too it??? Do
> you only do the "wash / dry" process once?? Has anyone done this before?
> I'd love some tips.......
> Patti in Seattle
>