onsdag 26 november 2014

Adjusting size of felted mittens

The mittens I made for my husband turned out pretty well!

However, the right hand mitten was a bit smaller than the left hand mitten, and my husband preferred the fit of the smaller one.

I tried to adjust the size by felting the mittens by hand. To do this I filled the sink with hot water and some flaxseed oil soap.



Then I worked the mittens towards the washboard. I tried to make the mittens fit more snuggly around the wrists.

 


This treatment turned the mittens thicker, so they will stand more of the cold wind, and the sizes are now also more coherent.
 
 

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