Comments on Knitnotwar 1,0o0

Darling. Note to crafters: Felt by hand--I almost wrecked my washing machine felting a project in it last year. (A repair man was able to fix it, but what a pain.)

I used a lingerie bag! Honest. But I'm felting the rest by hand — you're not the first expert to pass along this advice since this post.

I use a lingerie bag with dish scrubbies inside, in a load of old blue jeans.

I get excellent machine felting results.

I also use All Small & Mighty detergent.

I heard the jeans can sometimes leave cotton lint on the felt, especially with wool yarn (I think). By hand sounds good to me, I'm not wasting my precious quarters for a felting project.

Do laundromats have top loaders? I'm told that front loaders don't felt well anyway.

I don't have a lint issue, but I shave everything I felt (bags & coasters mostly) in order to get a consistent texture.

Wouldn't it just be easier to throw the yarn away BEFORE you make the...thing?

I don't know about laundromats. My building has top loaders.

Fnarf, again you kill me.