Thursday, September 14

"Dry" felting

Fyberduck said: that is sooo cool. ... could you elaborate on the dryer method??? we here in OR would looove a dry method that doesn't involve needles


Well, it's not precisely dry, but it's considerably less wet. It was on the directions for the tricorn hat — soak object in water, wring it out a little so it's not sopping wet, toss in dryer (with towel, if desired), check at 15-minute intervals until you're pleased with it. Easy peasy.

I finished the bag last night — the knitting, anyway — during Project Runway. (By the way, what was that BS about bringing Angela and Vincent back for a challenge? I mean, we got to see them auf-ed again in the end, which was rather satisfactory, but why? Was there a point? It would have been more interesting if one of them had won. And anyway, they should have brought back Robert. I wanted to see the Super Fabulous Duo back together one last time.)

So right, the knitting. I three-needled the bottom, then picked up stitches along the side and cast them off as I went along. I think I'll be ripping it out this afternoon, though, because it puckers the side considerably more than I thought. Now, had I knit each side flat separately, or top-bottom-top, it wouldn't be such an issue, as it would be symmetrical puckering. I think this will be too noticable if I felt it like this (which is part of the reason I held off this morning), so it's getting re-done, probably in a whip-stitch fashion. Or something.

Otherwise ... I don't have a lot to say. Yesterday, during our meandering around Barnes & Noble, I picked up a copy of a Scott Cunningham book that I've been wanting to read. I'd heard somewhere that he was a good writer. I'm into the first chapter so far, and I have to agree. Good stuff.

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