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[moon_custafer]

Knit a small green top hat and ran it through the wash. It's still not fully felted; should run it through again:

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[leave-harmony.livejournal.com]

Eeeehehehe.
I had no idea how felting was done 'til my looming book got here.
My best guess was "magic."

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Every so often someone will gripe that deliberately shrinking wool in the wash is fulling, not felting -- but if you say "fulling," you confuse the few people who aren't already confused by "felting."

[leave-harmony.livejournal.com]

If felting isn't felting but fulling, then what's felting?

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Squishing a bunch of unknitted fluff together, I suspect.

[leave-harmony.livejournal.com]

As in actual felt, I suppose.
Doc's moustache is felt...or at least it was, now it's sort of an assortment of fuzz. :D

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Ran it through again and don’t dare make it any smaller. I cut a wedge from a coaster to use as decoration (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22411134@N08/5723317875/in/photostream) - currently trying to paint the wedge to look metallic.

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

5:43 pm - Finished and documented (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22411134@N08/5724110766/in/photostream/).

[leave-harmony.livejournal.com]

Well that's just adorable. <3