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What yarns are best for felting?
For felting, you generally need to use natural fiber yarns. When you felt, you create a project and then wash it hot water to cause it to shrink and become thicker. Cottons or wools are traditionally what is used most in this process.
Where can you find a felting needle?
Try the same place where you purchased your roving for felting. Check spinning and weaving shops, or the yarn area of a craft store. I've seen them at Hillcreek Fiber Studio, True Blue Fiber Friends, and Hobby Lobby. Hobby Lobby only carries them sometimes, but the other two places do mail order and have them in stock all the time. Please note: there are different kinds of felting. This question is about dry or needle felting. It is not the same as intentionally shrinking something that is knit or crocheted (which is actually correctly called "fulling"). The term "felting" is in popular use to mean fulling, even though it is inaccurate. The other kind of felting is wet felting, but again, it uses unspun fibers, not items knit, crocheted, or woven from yarn.
Can you use two strands of double knit for an aran pattern?
Yes, you can use two strands of double knit yarn held together to substitute for an aran weight yarn in a pattern. This will create a similar thickness and gauge as aran weight yarn, but be sure to swatch and adjust your needle size as needed to match the pattern's gauge.
What is double yarn and simple yarn?
do you mean dk or double knit yarn ? if so this is basically equal to USA sport yarn. It is non American version and knits at between 5-6 stitches to the inch using a number 5 - 6 needle ........ OR ..... did you mean just using the yarn double as in using two strands at once? if your pattern says use the yarn double then just use two strands at once by pulling from two skeins and holding both threads together when your work .
When knitting with two strands of yarn is there any way to keep the yarn from tangling so much?
Yes. Learn to knit both English-style and continental-style. Then you can carry one yarn on the left hand and the other on the right hand. The balls will not have to be twisted and the strands cannot tangle. See video links below.
What is double?
do you mean dk or double knit yarn ? if so this is basically equal to USA sport yarn. It is non American version and knits at between 5-6 stitches to the inch using a number 5 - 6 needle ........ OR ..... did you mean just using the yarn double as in using two strands at once? if your pattern says use the yarn double then just use two strands at once by pulling from two skeins and holding both threads together when your work .
How do you identyfy cotton yarn and viscose yarn?
If you had a length of cotton yarn and a length of viscose (or rayon, is another word for viscose), yarn and you were attempting to differentiate between the two, it is tricky. I would suggest that you wet both strands of yarn, and pull them. The rayon will stretch more and be less strong than the cotton. The rayon will also absorb more water than the cotton yarn.
What is the difference of double yarn and single knitting yarn?
"Double knit," refers to the weight or thickness of the yarn. Double knit is between sport weight and worsted weight. It is named for the knitting technique that most often calls for this weight: double knitting. Double knitting is the knitting of a two sided fabric that is reversable with a two color pattern on one side and the negative of that pattern on the reverse side. It is called double knitting because both sides are knit at the same time on one set of needles. "4 ply" refers to the number of individual strands twisted together to form a yarn. A yarn with two strands is called "2 ply," and so on. The number of plies determines, to a degree, the fluffiness or smoothness of a yarn. Yarn with more plies is generally smoother and less fluffy. The number of plies does not determine the weight or thickness of the yarn. It is possible to have a double knit yarn that is also 4-ply, or to have a thicker yarn that is has more or fewer plies. The same is true with a thinner yarn.
What is cotton duck?
Cotton duck is a class of woven cotton material, commonly known as canvas. Two yarn strands are woven together as warp with a single yarn weft. Duck is used in sandbags, tents and sneakers, for example.
When crocheting with 2 strands of yarn and changing colors what do you do with the dropped strands?
If I was crocheting with two strands of yarn and switching between the two, I would think about laying the unused strand over the top of the row below and just crochet my next stitch as usual. That is, if I were switching yarns in a single row. If I were switching yarns on different rows, I would just bring the unused yarn up on one side, by crocheting around it at the last stitch of the row. Personally, I've not tried it, but those would be my suggestions. Bringing a yarn "along" and crocheting it in the row below is done in Tapestry Crochet (best know patternmaker: Carol Ventura). There is a different "process" with Tapestry Crochet, as you don't turn your work, and you use single crochet (sc), only.
What does cast on 72 stitches with 2 strands mean?
"Cast on 72 stitches with 2 strands" means that you will start your knitting project by creating 72 stitches on your needle using two strands of yarn held together. This technique can create a thicker fabric, add warmth, or enhance the color and texture of the piece. It's important to ensure that both strands are of the same weight and type for a consistent result.
What are the two strands DNA held by?
The two strands of DNA are connected by hydrogen bonds.
