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How to make a hot pad with small felted balls

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Felting is so easy and everyone can do it!

In this DROPS video we show how to make a hot pad with small felted balls in DROPS Alaska.

Wind the yarn around two fingers, after a couple rounds, remove yarn from fingers and continue winding around the yarn until you have a ball. Keep winding the yarn around and around until you have the size on the ball you want.
We show how to make two different sizes, but we make the hot pot with the smallest size
Place the balls in a thin stocking and put it in the washing machine with a detergent without enzymes and optical bleach. Are there many stockings with balls, one can add every single stocking in a laundry bag / new stocking, so not all stockings twirl together.
Wash at 40 C/104F with normal spin but no pre-wash, at subsequent wash. Sew balls together until you have the size you want for the hot pad. The hot pad can be wash later at regular wool programme.
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Video #654, listed in: Other techniques, Home / Crochet Patterns, How to felt, Crochet patterns, Crochet potholders & trivets

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Country flag Christina Jensen wrote:

Hej Hvilket garn bruger i

30.12.2024 - 17:58

DROPS Design :

Hei Christina. I teksten til videoen står det: I denne DROPS video viser vi hvordan man kan lave en bordskåner med filtede kugler i Alaska. Om du klikker på GARN & PINDE, deretter DROPS Alaska, kan du lese mer om garnet. mvh DROPS Design

02.01.2025 - 09:14

Country flag Hanne Kristine Hildrum Olsen wrote:

Hei. Må man bruke strømpe eller kan en bare kaste mange baller i vaskemaskina?

16.10.2024 - 08:38

DROPS Design :

Hei Hanne Kristine. Ballene vil nok holde formen litt bedre med å bli puttet i en strømpe. De får en "hard" omgang i vaskemaskinen oghar man ikke festet trådene godt nok, kan ballen løsne og man får en overraskelse-form, evnt flere baller tover seg sammen . Du kan jo evnt. prøve og se om du blir fornøyd uten strømpe :) mvh DROPS Design

22.10.2024 - 07:31

Country flag Beate wrote:

Hvilket vaskemiddel er uten enzymer og blekemiddel?

27.01.2024 - 16:47

DROPS Design :

Hei Beate. Anbefaler deg å google "vaskemiddel uten enzymer og blekemiddel", så vil du få opp alternativer og du kan sjekke om de har de vaskemidlene i de butikkene du handler i, evnt sjekk ut AKTIV, Milo eller Neutral. mvh DROPS Design

29.01.2024 - 07:43

Country flag Kari Ingebretsen wrote:

Må det være 100% ull, eller kan man bruke blandingsgarn, f.eks sportsragg? Har mye restegarn, men lite i 100% ull:)

14.12.2023 - 00:41

DROPS Design :

Hej Kari, spørgsmålet er om du kan tove det, når det er syntet i... men prøv :)

14.12.2023 - 08:58

Country flag Natasja wrote:

Jeg vil gerne se det med lyd og på dansk tak Og helst så hurtigt som muligt jeg skat lave det til en jule gave i 2023

25.11.2023 - 13:22

Country flag Lena Rasmusson wrote:

Hej! Undrar vilken tråd använder ni till att sy ihopa bollarna med. Tack på Förhand 🌻🌻

20.03.2023 - 13:29

DROPS Design :

Hei Lena. Da ble det brukt et sterk tynn tråd (DROPS Nord eller DROPS Fabel), mvh DROPS Design

20.03.2023 - 14:39

Country flag Shannon Magari wrote:

These are lovely! Do you put the balls in the dryer? Or let them air dry?

18.03.2022 - 12:55

DROPS Design :

Dear Mrs Magari, balls are felted in the wash machine (see preparation on time code 2:12) - and read more about felting here. Happy knitting!

18.03.2022 - 16:25

Country flag Bente Frostmo wrote:

Lurer på hvilket garn man syr duskene sammen med ?

06.11.2019 - 16:23

Country flag Kathrine wrote:

Hei, lyst til å prøve å lage et gryteunderlag og et rundt teppe, hvor mange kuler kan jeg da regne med å få ut av et garnnøste på 50 gram, kulene er vel da ca 20 mm? Mvh Kathrine

23.09.2019 - 10:55

DROPS Design :

Hej Kathrine, Det har vi ikke regnet på, når du har prøvet må du gerne skrive det ind som en kommentar :)

03.10.2019 - 14:34

Country flag Emma wrote:

Ca hur många bollar får man ut av ett garnnystan på 50g? Om bollarna är av den mindre storleken :)

04.09.2019 - 22:02

DROPS Design :

Hei Emma. Det komme an på hvilket garn man bruker, tykk eller tynt garn. Et nøste på 50 gram kan ha forskjellige løpelengde. Kommer også an på hvor mye garn man ønsker å bruke på hver kule/hvor harde man ønsker kulene. Mvh DROPS design

09.09.2019 - 07:34

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