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Repair holes in Merino wool

  1. Repair holes in Merino wool, What to prepare: step 1, image 1 of 2 Repair holes in Merino wool, What to prepare: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Wool (raw wool)

    • Felt needle

    • Sponge for felting

    • Soapy water (with 1-2 drops of detergent in a cup)

    • Even if you do not have each of the above, you can easily arrange it as a "felt starter kit" at handicraft shops and 100 yen shops.

  2. Repair holes in Merino wool, Take more raw hair than the hole: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Tear the wool raw wool larger than the hole, lightly knead it by hand and put it together on the hole.If it seems to be enough to try to do the work, it is okay to add later.

    • Place the felting sponge down and stick it with a felt needle.

    • After lightly stabbing to secure the perimeter of the hole, it stabs it with a crunching toward the center. (Please refer to the video below for the sting force condition.)

  3. Repair holes in Merino wool, Rub with soapy water: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • As with the surface, the back side is also pierced with a needle.If you put soapy water on the floating raw hair and rub it with your finger, the raw hair will become familiar and it will be easier to become felt.

    • Repeat the front and back about 3-4 times and harden.

    • Once you have assimilated with the fabric to some extent, at the end let you familiarize with the repair point by rubbing it with your finger.

  4. Repair holes in Merino wool, Completed: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • It is completed. When washing is repeated, felting progresses, and it becomes more durable.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, perform these steps in reverse order.

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