Patons SWS

[heykaren]

Has anyone tried felting with Paton´s SWS? It´s natural fibers, right, so I´m thinking it oughta work...

Karen

[PCwombat]

I haven't, but I've seen felted SWS projects on the forum. What I've read though is that it felts really fast. So you definitely want to check every five minutes or so.

[Crycket]

It is marketed as a felting wool...
I have seen swatches in Micheals, and it looks pretty good...

[ecb]

Felts VERY fast, felts down VERY small
made a bag for my daughter, the finished bagwas at least TWICE as big as her head, straps reached to the floor, felted in a single round of the washer (not a whole load, just one wash/scrub cycle) and it is small enough for 2 small apples
Have fun

ecb

[starburst]

It's probably easier to hand felt it because it really does felt within minutes

[cdjack]

I make a felted purse out of SWS. I was extra careful about the felting process because of everyone's horror stories. No need to have been careful. I had to put my through the wash cycle 3 times. With Paton's merino, it only takes me one cycle. It does make very pretty felted fabric, though.

[KnitClickChick]

I have a bunch I got on sale a while back, waiting to be turned into a felted bag and I've been wondering the same thing. Thanks for all the answers!