Check it out. I made some arm warmers out of a wool sweater I found at Goodwill, and they actually came out okay. I got the idea when I went into the city to check out some craft fairs (namely the holiday sale at More Fire Glass Studio and the Second Storie Indie Market at the Visual Studies Workshop) and there was a vendor selling things she'd felted from thrift store sweaters. Since I'm broke, naturally, I told myself "I could totally do that." And so I did!The cut ends are not straight enough for my satisfaction yet, so I'll even those up soon, but these arm warmers are indeed very warm and cozy. It was hard to get a decent photo by myself, so bear with the not-so-great picture. But back to the process of felting... it's magical. I know I don't really have cause to be so mystified since the process makes a lot of sense - basically you just agitate and heat the knit wool until it's matted into felt, but it was so cool to just pop the sweater in the washing machine and 30 minutes later, BAM. Felt.
My next pair is going to have thumb holes.
you can totally just cut thumb holes into those if you want :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I know. I'm choosing not to put thumb holes in this pair.
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