Yarn Roving

[Frances]

I recently purchased some yarn that was labeled as roving.


• Both skeins labeled as 100% wool

• Both said hand wash – lay flat to dry with no notation of being super wash

• Both labeled as 5 weight Bulky although the solid white is thicker than the pink multi

• Unfortunately it is not labeled as to the breed of wool


Since it is a single strand (not twisted) I hoped it was properly labeled and was suitable for wet felting.

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Since I want to make a Honeycomb scarf using pencil roving and large bubble wrap for the pattern I tested it on the bubble wrap. And yes, it felted! 

               

Now that the roving has been tested and is acceptable when will I start this project?  It is going to be tedious to say the least.

[MTRuth]

Glad it worked - looking forward to seeing the finished scarf. Good luck

[lyn]

What a good find Frances! Put on some of your favourite music or listen to an audio book while you work to relieve the tedium.

[Deleted]

I have used that kind if 100% wool yarn for embellishments for some time.. Frances.. It looks like the scraf will look great...

[Pandagirl]

Good find Frances! I've purchased this and used it as embellishment. It works fine. Good luck with the scarf. I can't wait to see it!

[Frances]

Since my post - a post was made on Nuno Felting in the washing machine so I took my little piece and put it in a lingerie bag and threw it in with a load of towels. It shrunk alot so I am going to have a short scarf or not full it as much to cut down on shrinkage. The black outline shows the original size.

[halay]

Frances, thanks for sharing your experience with experimenting with yarn as well as with making honeycomb scarf. Indeed you need a lot of patience to make a larger piece.

[ncquilter]

Oh my goodness......where will I find the time to explore all the fantastic ideas this group has inspired!!! Thank you.....

[zed]

Good find, Frances
The Martha Stewert one looks a bit felted or matted, or is it just the photo?

[luvswool and dyestuff]

That’s a brave project to attempt, Frances, and I will be looking forward to photos of the finished project.

[Frances]

Zed - the washing machine made both yarns hard and fuzzy. It is not a very high quality or should I say soft wool and not something I would want next to my skin. (I have only been felting a year and I am rating the quality of wool - funny)

[elizabeth]

Jan 19, 2015 12:03:57 GMT ncquilter said:

Oh my goodness......where will I find the time to explore all the fantastic ideas this group has inspired!!! Thank you.....

My thoughts exactly.
I used that kind of yarn/roving for a sample piece and it felted nicely - I used a sander on it.

[Shepherdess]

Frances you are always jumping in with both feet to great result.

[zed]

I meant before felting, Frances, it doesn't look fibrey or hairy like I'd expect. I like the way it turned out after felting, it look good even if you wouldn't wear it

[Teri Berry]

World of Wool sell a merino version of this, I think you have just inspired me to go shopping again I like the Martha Stewart version, perhaps some rainbow dyed white pencil roving....