Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts

Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts — page 9
2 combed It can be natural colors or dyed If you want to felt yarn be sure it is all wool and contains no synthetic fiber such as acrylic If the wool yarn is called superwash it has been treated with chemicals to keep the natural scales from opening so it can be laundered in a washing machine without felting That means it won’t make felt for you either Another good source for wool to use in craft projects is from discarded clothing An old wool sweater can be unraveled to make lots of projects Check secondhand and thrift shops for wool sweaters Roving is sometimes also sold as carded wool fiber Carded means it has been brushed until the hairs run mostly in one direction Felting wool requires hot water soap and rubbing friction