100% wool?

[Roxy2007]

Hi,

I was de-cluttering and found a few 100% wool blazers from DH's dad. It says to dry clean only but i am not going to dry clean them since i want to make diaper covers.

questions, how do i felt them? they are scratchy and hard, they seem really thick too since its a blazer. do i need to know anything special on how to sew them? do they fray? i've never worked with wool before.

thanks

[ReneeC]

Well, if they are stiff or scratchy, you might not wantto make diaper covers from it. Not very pleasant for baby Blazers are usually lined, so it will be a little more work, and they are often made from wool tweed, which will fray.

I recommend sweaters (either 100% wool or wool/acrylic blends) or skirts/dresses/shirts as possible recycled wool sources. They aren't as stiff or scratchy (usually!) as the kind of wool used for outerwear