[HNW] Re: felt hat

[Sue Clemenger]

A broiler pan? Now, that's really clever!
I'd wanted a ridged thing for my hats, figuring I'd have more work ahead 
of me with an entire felted item, rather than just the gauge swatches, 
and a couple of people had recommended those old-fashioned wash boards, 
but I haven't been able to find one.
--sue

fastusminimus wrote:

> Hi
> I did a few felt hats & samples for a friend. Handspun medium and 
> longwool fleece, 2 ply. They wouldn't felt! I did the temp change, soap 
> ETC. Then I got mad and grabbed the only ridged thing I could find--a 
> nasty broiler pan. I rubbed and rubbed. When the broiler pan was clean 
> we had nice dense felt that had shrunk the right amount. So now we still 
> joke that it ain't felt till the pan is clean...
> Good Luck!
> Carol