Wet felting scarves

[kathy]

Hello, I was forced to stop working on my scarf and had to walk away with it wet. I covered it with towel and this morning discovered a fair amount of felting had occurred. I turned it over, added more hot water and soap, rubbed a little and covered it up again. No idea what final results will be. Anyone have experience with this technique?

[lyn]

Hello Kathy - I've left work-in-progress overnight, covered, then re-warmed and carried on the next day but I've never noticed any felting occurring without more agitation.

[MTRuth]

I haven't noticed any felting happening without agitation either. But it does seem that sometimes, the felt needs a rest and when you go back to it, felts much easier than it had before.

[Ann @ frabjous fabrica]

My nearest to that is a ball of hand spun cat fluff mixed with a little sheep's wool which has felted itself. It had been sitting on a shelf untouched for years waiting for me to crochet it into a scarf for my husband, now it is almost a solid ball!
Strange things do happen. I supposed it's possible that there are ghosts who like felting.

[prairiesky]

Don’t know about over night felting, but if it’s a large piece or thick, I have seen how leaving it overnight helps the water to absorb better so that the work goes a bit easier the next day.