Slippers in Progress
I started the fulling process yesterday. The above photo shows them after one trip through the wash... not much fulling yet.
Also, I figured out what to do with all those old, plain white, sweat socks I have kicking around... I made a foot model. (One sock, layered with duct tape and then cut off, stuffed with other socks.)
Here's how I bundled the slippers for the second through fourth washings:
The "foot" is in the slipper to help it full to the correct shape, and also to provide extra agitation, and the net bag holds the foot in the slipper. I then put the slipper in a zippered pillow case to keep my washer from getting clogged with wool fuzz.
Here's the slippers after four washings:
They still need quite a bit of fulling. They've fulled well in places, and not so well in other places. I think I might finish the fulling by hand... once I convince myself that standing over a hot sink is something I *want* to do. ;)
Speaking of which, the divine Ms Dee has been washing my dishes beautifully... I'm so happy I hired her. Here she is, basking in the afternoon sun:
2 comments:
Very nice! And your foot model is quite ingenious. I may have to try it out myself. Now if there were only a way to make a head model that easily... :)
Thanks. :) I actually got the foot model idea from Julie. I just didn't get around to trying it until now.
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