Felting with blended Yarns- UPDATE- it worked, kinda

[jamiejeans]

Hi Everyone,

I understand that you can only felt yarns made with animal fibers. However, I have a very soft alpaca, wool and silk blend yarn. (Make up is 55% wool, 25% silk, 20% alpaca). I know the silk won't felt, but would it prevent the wool and alpaca from felting? What type of fabric would you get felting this blend? Would it look like a mess or something cool and unique? Has anyone tried it?

It should felt. Try felting a test swatch to see if you like the way it looks.

ETA: The test swatch will also let you know how long that particular yarn takes to felt, thus making felting the final project much easier!