Why WOULDN'T you want to felt your wool?

[Funny Face]

I'm washing and lanolizing my Crankypants and everything I read says to be extra gentle so not to felt the wool on accident.

I thought felting helped lock the fibers to make it more bullet proof? What is the downside of felting?

[Juvysen]

Your pants will shrink... usually mostly in length. So they'll be shorter and maybe narrower.

[JessicaTX]

shrinkage and lack of stretchability

[Funny Face]

Ahhhh. Thank you!