Felt Fabric Buy

Felt Fabric Buy

Felt Fabric Buy

The felting of old recycled woollen sweaters, blankets and garments to produce a firm, felted fabric that is ideal for turning into bags, hats or other great accessories is a popular craft. Many books and magazine articles suggest that the felting of wool fabric and yarn should be as easy as popping it into the washing machine for perfect results every time. The reality, however, can be very different. It is important to know why wool based fabric and yarns might not felt to help avoid wasting time and effort.

Before looking at the reasons why a fabric might not felt, it is useful to look at the key requirements of wet felting fibers (this is different to needlefelting or dry felting):