Awhile back, I admired a huck weaving afghan which looked easy so I bought supplies to make one. As time passed, my counting dyslexia has worsened. Now I'm thinking I could use recently purchased crewel patterns. I want to embroider directly on the fabric using wool but I'm worried about washability and possibly needing a back.
Any thoughts?
When I work on monk cloth, I use iron-on interfacing to brace up the back. After that, I'd just treat it like a quilt top.
I would imagine that if you used good tapestry wool it could be hand washed like a sweater. I've had knitted items for years so why not an afghan?
I probably would put some kind of soft backing on it; partially for neatness and partially to assure that the ends don't catch and tear.
Lucille
Monks cloth frays if you look at it crosswise. That means added attention before you start anything. Zig-zag those edges.
Although I haven't tried it, I have done a little sample of weaving. It's a fabric with absolutely no body, and the weave is unforgiving. I would imagine if you put a fusible web on the back, you would have to find one that didn't make it too hard for a needle/yarn to go through.
Dianne
Thanks for the thoughts, Dianne.
Long edges have already been 'hemmed' and the short edges are fringed. I found another piece that I had planned to use for practise and for the heck of it, I washed 'em both on delicate cycle. Plan 43.5c is to put lightweight iron on stabilizer behind the test pattern before stitching. I've used this before and didn't have any trouble getting needles through it. Yarn might be a bit tougher, though... we'll see.
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