Originally Posted by
carolaug
I really love this wall hanging! Is there a reason why you use wool instead of cotton? Can you wash it once done?
Yeah, so I chose wool because it's fall in PA and that means wool. The original was done in batiks (ugh) and I couldn't bring myself to do that -- it was just too radical for my traditional tastes. No, it won't be washable, but since it will hang above the fireplace for only one month a year, I figure a good brushing will serve it well. My SIL's wool table runner is a different story -- her cats loooove to sit on it, so she brushes it with a clothes brush every other day!
Thanks, DebbE. It's finished now with a sleeve and green binding which I sewed by hand on the back (I usually machine stitch them, but this one was small enough to do in one sitting) and ready to go once its hangar arrives . Once it comes down, the Christmas wreath goes up.
The pattern is downstairs, but if you want the details about it, just shoot me a PM.