wool in quilting
07-10-2011, 06:43 AM
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I just finished my first project. I really enjoyed it.
I've been looking for wool garments at thrift shops and plan on felting and dyeing pieces. I haven't found a source with reasonal wool yardage prices yet.
I just ordered a scrap bag from www.woolylady.com/ to incorporate some interesting colors.
I've been looking for wool garments at thrift shops and plan on felting and dyeing pieces. I haven't found a source with reasonal wool yardage prices yet.
I just ordered a scrap bag from www.woolylady.com/ to incorporate some interesting colors.
07-10-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bverste
Do you only use your felted wool in decorative pieces, or could it be used in a bed quilt that would need to be washed once and a while?
As a child my Grandma made quilts from my Grandpa's old clothes and the used suits his brothers gave him. I'm sure she put them in the boiling water to cleanse them because she was a washing nut about clothes. Everyone then was afraid of bedbugs so boiled every piece of clothing they could to avoid them. They would be washed every year or so when summer came and they had to be put away in cedar chests.
The quilts were tight and warm, I slept under them and sure wish I had one now for camping. Might start hunting for some wool in yard sales, with summer here folks are cleaning out winter closets.
07-10-2011, 12:57 PM
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I too love working with wool, but I was having a hard time finding a source to buy it. An associate at JoAnn's suggested using the craft felt-----the 8x12 squares. I was very skeptical, but willing to try. I immediately fell in love with it. I'm not sure how it would work when washed, but it is in a wall hanging and I will probably never wash it. It does a beautiful job on the candle mats.
07-10-2011, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bverste
Do you only use your felted wool in decorative pieces, or could it be used in a bed quilt that would need to be washed once and a while?
07-10-2011, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jodyma
I too love working with wool, but I was having a hard time finding a source to buy it. An associate at JoAnn's suggested using the craft felt-----the 8x12 squares. I was very skeptical, but willing to try. I immediately fell in love with it. I'm not sure how it would work when washed, but it is in a wall hanging and I will probably never wash it. It does a beautiful job on the candle mats.
07-10-2011, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chickadeee55
Janet, I love your projects. I to would love to do some wool items. So colorful.
07-10-2011, 05:46 PM
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Here are a few of my favorite siteds for wool felt
http://www.colonialcrafts.com/category/Wool_Felt/c1
http://www.prairiepointjunction.com/...ltcentral.html
http://www.magiccabin.com/Wool-Felt_p185.html
http://www.colonialcrafts.com/category/Wool_Felt/c1
http://www.prairiepointjunction.com/...ltcentral.html
http://www.magiccabin.com/Wool-Felt_p185.html
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