felting to fulling, textile lesson...:=))

Thank you Els!

My English friends here in Stockholm are always surprised of my proper English terminology when talking about crafts! They know the source of that :-)

Hugs,

Anna Maria

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Thankyou, Els! I am not surprised! I have always wondered why it is not different words for felting wool, and "felting" readymade items. When felting wool, you often form the work (slippers, f.i.or say apples for Christmas.)

I think that the felting tecnique imply MUCH more than "felting" /fullying a knitted item, f.i.

Here in Norway I seldome hear anything but "tove" about both tecoques. But some people say "filte" about fibres. It is a common word in daily language that a swether has "tovet" in the wash, if you have been a little hard on temperatur, but most of us "tover" wool fibres too. AUD ;-)

I say "felted", Els. In Newfoundland, it is called "boiled". As long as we all know what we mean, it really doesn't matter, does it? Do you like the sound of "fulled"? I don't.

Katherine

Thank you Anna Maria, I was corrected at our last Guild meeting. A lot of new books with fulled knitting do use the term felted knitting. As long as we all know what we are talking about it does not matter that much in the end.

Els

Yes exactly the way I am thinking. I just thought I mention it, since the person in our guild made a bit of a fuss over it. LOL. I have heard the term boiled before, and the term fulling from a weaver from Nova Scotia. He did show us how it is done after you weave a blanket, and you sit with a group of women around a rought wooden table. The blanket is soaked in sudsey warm water, and while singing a special song, you push and pull the blanket from one side to the table to the other side. Sort of like a barn raising but then for making a blanket.

Els

Back in the old days, professional fullers used urine for fulling.

That sounds like a lot more fun than dumping it in a washing machine, which is what I do.

Katherine

I had read that. Barbara, but forgotten it. Now I shall try to forget it again.

Katherine

LOL we say felted even though we know it's fulled, and that was learnt by my mach knitting days...at the end of the day it's matted up and shrunk....lol Cheers...Cher

Oh DOOOOO let us know this special songs words Els...lol Can you sing it for us please...in your bestest voice of course..cheers....Cher

That is how tweed is traditionally made

True. But not now, surely?

Katherine

I don't know

I'm with you Katherine. One of the new felting books goes into the terminology in detail and comes to the conclusion that it doesn't really matter. I say "felting" and am unlikely to change now. ;>)

Shelagh

That is what I do as well. I will hang on to our old machine when it gets on its last legs. The front loading European washing machines, that are very economical in use, do not do a good felting job at all.

Els

As they used urine for getting indigo blue out of Woad as well. Old men pee was the best....LOL

Els

OK I will go and find it for you.......stand by

Els

That makes me feel better already, next time when pulled up short, I will use your words.....LOL

Els

Well, let's hope not.

Katherine