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Dear Fibernetters,
I was in the fabric store this afternoon and saw something new (new
to me anyway) Its suede on one side and fleece on the other ...
synthetic, but maybe also washable? It looked and felt real enough,
at least the suede part did ... nothing really feels like wool except
woo
Hi Holly,
Do you have a web reference for the reinforcing of thin spots on socks?
I have a pair of commercial hand knit socks that is wearing very thin but
not yet a hole on the bottom of the heel. I'd like to learn how to fix
that before he actual hole appears. Also, do you ever fix them with o
Holly Shaltz wrote:
> "... and knit up a warm sock, but I want
> some wool under my feet, too. Has anyone made a pair like that? All I
> can think of is to make normal socks and sew them to the soles, but that
> seems awkward.
I got some instruction for making those slipper socks and they sugge
but it eliminates the weak area
where the decreases are in the usual flat toe. Darns in that area are a
real bear!
Hey, Holly, there's a difference between our wear patterns already -- I
never wear out the toes of my socks! Only the heels. A second spot is under
the ball of my foot.
No I don't
> I bought a pair of slipper soles, assuming they had fleece on the
> inside, but they didn't--plain leather.
Hi Holly -
I have made basic socks and sewed them to the soles, but I didn't like that
very much. How about putting a piece of fleece or felt in the sole, then
you can pick up the stitch
Now that was interesting. I remember a slow speed whorl years ago and
that one didn't look at all like the Rose large whorl. Maybe it was
something they stopped and are now considering doing again. Or, I could
just be wrong.
So, you just zip along even on the largest Rose whorl? You're
incorri
Jennie writes:
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Shetland wool varies so much that one sheep's britch is softer than
another's main fleece :) The wool I used for the 100% Shetland wool
socks I've made was what I call the medium type--slightly softer and
shorter than most Romney by just a bit. Pairs I made from rainbow-dyed
y
I bought a pair of slipper soles, assuming they had fleece on the
inside, but they didn't--plain leather. I was originally planning to
pick up stitches around the edge and knit up a warm sock, but I want
some wool under my feet, too. Has anyone made a pair like that? All I
can think of is to mak
