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Ruth Walker, Feltmaker




Schedule: Future, Present & Past


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"Brim with a Twist" Examples


Purse with Two & One-Half Pockets


Pouch w/Dual-Action Cord


Co-ordinating Pairs of Products


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Good Golly: Great Balls O' Felt!


What to do If: Care Index


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Ruth Walker, feltMaker

Colorful, Highly-textured, Hand-felted Accessories of Hand-dyed Wool, Permanently Moth-proofed

In the immortal words of "Singin' in the Rain" screen star, Lina Lamont,

"If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as if our hard work ain't been in vain for nothin'."



Ruth E. Wiedenhoeft Walker  
Ruth Walker, feltMaker  
573-815-0485  

rewwalker@charter.net  




Carefully Shrinking Your Ruth Walker, Feltmaker Hat

1. Put the hat into a zippered mesh lingerie bag, then into the washing machine. Fill to second lowest level with cold water. Do not agitate, do not add detergent.

2. SOAK hat in water for at least 20 minutes. Make sure the whole hat is thoroughly soaked. (Wool takes a while to actually absorb water.)

3. Set cycle at the shortest time on the GENTLE cycle. Let it go through this ‘wash;’ don’t bother with the ‘rinse.’

4. Reshape the hat to its original general shape. This will be pretty easy because the wool has a "memory" for the way it was originally blocked and dried.

5. Microwave for 1 minute and continue to re-block hat, stretching as needed.

6. See if the shrinkage is sufficient. (There will be a little shrinkage as it dries.) If it has not shrunk enough, repeat gentle agitation step. However, do not attempt to shortcut by agitating harder, longer, or at a warmer temperature, because felt can suddenly go from not shrunk to too small, and it can be quite difficult to re-stretch it to a proper size. Cold water, gentle cycle, and patience are your watchwords.

7. If you have gone a bit too far, do not be afraid to vigorously stretch the felt in whatever direction you need it to go – it’s not going to fall apart. If you need to stretch it, get it steamy by putting the damp hat into the microwave oven for 1 minute. It is easiest to stretch when it is hot and steamy.

8. Carefully re-shape the hat and let it dry.

This will work!
And contact me with any questions.

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Ruth Walker, feltMaker
Colorful, highly-textured hand-felted wool accessories for head, hands, hearth, and home; permanently mothproofed.

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Schedule: Future, Present & Past  |  Establishments of Availability  |  "Brim with a Twist" Examples  |  Purse with Two & One-Half Pockets  |  Pouch w/Dual-Action Cord  |  Co-ordinating Pairs of Products  |  Ever-Insulating Teapot Domes  |  From the Asteroid Belt: Planet Pincushions  |  Good Golly: Great Balls O' Felt!  |  What to do If: Care Index  |  Product Descriptions & Retail Prices  |  Workshops & Demonstrations  |  Useful & Possibly Even Educational Links  |  Your Comments, if You're Not Too Shy  |  Contact Information



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