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#437207 07/21/08 02:16 PM
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I've not felted anything yet, but at some point hope to make a purse or bag. Has anyone made one they particularly like or would recommend?


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Last winter I made a purse for a Christmas gift and felted it. I was a little nervous about putting it through the washing machine, so just washed it by hand in hot water, scrubbing it well, but that didn't work. It REALLY needed the rough-and-tumble of the machine, and once I got up my nerve and threw it in it came out nicely felted. I found the instructions, which were pretty simple, in a book of knitted bags that I found in the library (don't remember the name) and then I added a lining of shiny cotton fabric because the purse seemed sort of unfinished without it.
The gift was a big success!

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I agree, I think putting my knitting in the washer is scary, but the results are well worth it.



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Originally Posted By: Marge_Knitting
I agree, I think putting my knitting in the washer is scary, but the results are well worth it.



Me too, I had to ask my more experienced friends over and over again to be sure what temperature to use.


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Be careful, it is very addicting, hahahahaha. I heard a tip that said to throw a few tennis balls in to help agitate but did not have any so I had this little bathtub duck with a bunch of little ducks and I threw that it instead. It worked, it made it felt faster, I now have the tennis balls and I guess I will just have to felt something else.....Well I have to make sure the tennis balls work.


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