Felting wool from Rico Design

Some customers have been asking us about wool that is suitable for felting, so I thought I would mention the felting wool we are now stocking.  This wool is from Rico Design and is called Creative Filz.  It’s a chunky yarn made from 100% merino wool which is knitted using 8mm needles.  It comes in some really gorgeous colours (like many of the Rico yarns).

Rico Creative Filz

What is felting?

Felting is the process when the fibres in wool become so tangled and matted that they form a sort of fabric: felt.  Wool will felt when you apply heat and agitation.  So if you knit something in this wool and then put it in the washing machine, the hot water, detergent and the agitation caused by the washing machine tossing the item around, will cause the item to shrink and felt.