Felting. Such an interesting concept. To do the one thing to wool that should never be done. Agitate it roughly in the hottest of water. This is the beginning of mittens I make. I hope to make two pair a week for most of this year, so I have an ample supply to sell in the fall when thoughts begin turning toward the cold weather. My man buys vintage buttons—jet on this pair—so they are truly one of a kind. Or a pair of a kind. I line them with either angora or cashmere, so the inside is delicious and the outside is beautiful. Warm, felted goodness. Just what any cold day needs.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wool Felt
Felting. Such an interesting concept. To do the one thing to wool that should never be done. Agitate it roughly in the hottest of water. This is the beginning of mittens I make. I hope to make two pair a week for most of this year, so I have an ample supply to sell in the fall when thoughts begin turning toward the cold weather. My man buys vintage buttons—jet on this pair—so they are truly one of a kind. Or a pair of a kind. I line them with either angora or cashmere, so the inside is delicious and the outside is beautiful. Warm, felted goodness. Just what any cold day needs.
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Great mittens! I picked up an angora sweater at the Free store intending to felt it but it seems to have been adopted by the puppy as a blankie.
they are gorgeous. i love them. i always love the idea of mittens. i live in a cold climate, wet, windy kind of place but no snow. maybe if we had snow i'd wear mittens. these are wonderful. u have good creative instincts. x
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