Hi all!
I am a CD newbie and am thinking of making a wool soaker. I have some really nice boiled wool, could I use that?
The garment I would be cutting up is dry clean only, of course, but I am wondering if I could wash and dry the wool, to felt and compact it, before making the soaker (I guess I would have to relanolize it then, right? Is Eucalan wash or Lanisoh in water the best way to go? If I use Eucalan in the washing machine, will it stick around and make my fleece diaper liners repel?). If I did wash it, would that mean that it wouldn't shrink more in future washes?
Also, what could I bind the edges with? I would love to use something that is really pretty
. I have a loden green and a red wool, and would love to use pea green on the loden and orange or something on the red.
TIA!
XOXO
I am a CD newbie and am thinking of making a wool soaker. I have some really nice boiled wool, could I use that?
The garment I would be cutting up is dry clean only, of course, but I am wondering if I could wash and dry the wool, to felt and compact it, before making the soaker (I guess I would have to relanolize it then, right? Is Eucalan wash or Lanisoh in water the best way to go? If I use Eucalan in the washing machine, will it stick around and make my fleece diaper liners repel?). If I did wash it, would that mean that it wouldn't shrink more in future washes?
Also, what could I bind the edges with? I would love to use something that is really pretty
. I have a loden green and a red wool, and would love to use pea green on the loden and orange or something on the red.TIA!
XOXO
. I think I will just wash the fabric first and see what happens. Still not sure what I will do about the edges, but I talked to our sweater designer and it sounds like I could just cut them and leave them unfinished, since it is boiled wool (won't unravel, apparently), and make a cover with aplix closures or whatever, instead of a pull-on...
