let's be real if I could make or otherwise obtain felted merino vibrams in robin's egg blue I'd already be wearing them
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Replying to @literalbanana
initial prototype from the secret banana skunkworkspic.twitter.com/WNsTPS6GRk
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Replying to @literalbanana
felting requires faith, it looks ridiculous before feltingpic.twitter.com/GZO3Nk6EWs
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Replying to @literalbanana
does "felting" mean "run it through the dryer on high"?
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Replying to @cwage
I do it by rubbing it in hot tap water with soap but if you don't want to micromanage that prob works
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Replying to @literalbanana
that's how i turned my nice cashmere cardigan into a child's felt cardigan. worked really well.
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Replying to @cwage
it blows my mind that if you measure right it just works
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Replying to @literalbanana
meaning the shrinkage to final length is calculable?
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Replying to @cwage
yeah there are a lot of variables to control, I did a test swatch first with same yarn, dye, gauge etc
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also had to write down every stupid stitch so I can make a left one
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