About the
Felting Process
Nonstop knits felted
purses are entirely hand knit. Once completed, the knitted purse is
then agitated
in a hot water wash to shrink the wool fibers. Individual
rows of knitting fuse together, making a new fabric. A knitted
purse is usually about twice as big as the finished felted purse. Depending
on the length of time it's felted and the qualities of the original
yarn, a purse can have a smooth or multi textured surface. In
some felted purses, the knit stitch may still be slightly visible.

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knitted purse before felting |
finished, felted purse |
After a purse has
been through the felting process, it is shaped and air dried.
Fringe and other non-wool yarns, that may have been included in the
knitting process, stand out as non-felted textures in the
final product.
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