P.S. I know the thumbnail says "luxury fibers" and im unravelling acrylic in this video, but this is an example and in reference to the video where I found a $4 cashmere sweater! Unravelling doesn't just have to be for trying out luxury fibers, you can unravel yarn for practice, felting, etc :) go crazy I'm excited to hear about all of your projects!
Ahh I think I've seen a few of your videos in passing! I remember a few years ago videos like these would get some pushback, but nowadays when I see someone post about unravelling sweaters I feel super thankful that it's becoming a more common way to upcycle!
@@constellationofseams I do still get pushback, but I really believe it’s a valid way to recycle- and there is sooo much second hand clothing in the world, more than we could ever use up, unfortunately.
Yarn thickness is always my problem with finding great sweaters to unravel. I’ve found a number of 100% cashmere but usually it’s made with thread weight and I’m not prepared for that challenge. I have only ever found one sweater suitable to unravel! There is simply too much acrylic on the market and in secondhand stores. The good news, is that if you want cotton yarn, that is probably second most popular after acrylic! Plenty of cotton out there, I’ve found. You do have to become really good at spotting and feeling natural fibers or else the hunt will take forever. Even still, it’s a very time-consuming process to check labels. Good luck hunting, everyone!
Basically when you straighten out a hank of yarn, you're pretty much blocking the yarn once again, so the same rules apply to blocking a knitted piece : synthetic use heat, natural (animal, idk much about plant ) use water, don't agitate to much, support it when lifting it up to prevent the yarn from stretching Generally the gravity is enough to have a straight yarn, i guess you could whack it if you like the effect (i believe beyond evening out the twist it makes it more fuzzy?) Edit: i just realized i'm mostly working with straightening pieces i've knit myself by hand and not blocked yet, if it's blocked and the longer it is put that way, obviously the stronger the kink
I got a bunch (1sweater's worth) of gorgeous merino yarn two Christmases ago by my mom, i doubled it to hopefully have a stiff crisp coat-like 1920s shawl collared cardigan and 3/4 of the way into the body i ran out of it, went to the yarn store , turns out they discontinued this specific yarn so i'm slowly frogging a seperating a ~doubled~ yarn that has been knitted over a year ago. It's honestly less of a headache than i expected (started this morning, almost done with the bulk of it, i don't remember how many hanks i had but if i can only conjure up 6hanks or my pattern eats up all my length i might make a sleeveless jumper out of it, if i'm a bit short would look for colorwork. I'm still hesitant as to weather or not i should wash it to straighten it out, come to think of it i'm allergic to dust and it's real wool so a wash would sanitize it a bit) I'm between 4 and 6 balls in, what scares me is that i'll have to forage for the odd bits afterwards The smallest common size i find thrift stores for menswear is at least five sizes bigger than my own so i guess thrifting is a nice option for me
My mom always taught me to never use softener of knitwear (i assume it's because of friction, and wool) i generally tend to think if youre not sure, in doubt, don't use softener, they don't do actually anything good for the fabric the only perk is the specific smell
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P.S. I know the thumbnail says "luxury fibers" and im unravelling acrylic in this video, but this is an example and in reference to the video where I found a $4 cashmere sweater! Unravelling doesn't just have to be for trying out luxury fibers, you can unravel yarn for practice, felting, etc :) go crazy I'm excited to hear about all of your projects!
I love this! I’ve done several videos on this topic lately- often cashmere, silk or angora. It’s such a great idea!
Ahh I think I've seen a few of your videos in passing! I remember a few years ago videos like these would get some pushback, but nowadays when I see someone post about unravelling sweaters I feel super thankful that it's becoming a more common way to upcycle!
@@constellationofseams I do still get pushback, but I really believe it’s a valid way to recycle- and there is sooo much second hand clothing in the world, more than we could ever use up, unfortunately.
Yarn thickness is always my problem with finding great sweaters to unravel. I’ve found a number of 100% cashmere but usually it’s made with thread weight and I’m not prepared for that challenge.
I have only ever found one sweater suitable to unravel! There is simply too much acrylic on the market and in secondhand stores. The good news, is that if you want cotton yarn, that is probably second most popular after acrylic! Plenty of cotton out there, I’ve found. You do have to become really good at spotting and feeling natural fibers or else the hunt will take forever. Even still, it’s a very time-consuming process to check labels.
Good luck hunting, everyone!
Basically when you straighten out a hank of yarn, you're pretty much blocking the yarn once again, so the same rules apply to blocking a knitted piece : synthetic use heat, natural (animal, idk much about plant ) use water, don't agitate to much, support it when lifting it up to prevent the yarn from stretching
Generally the gravity is enough to have a straight yarn, i guess you could whack it if you like the effect (i believe beyond evening out the twist it makes it more fuzzy?)
Edit: i just realized i'm mostly working with straightening pieces i've knit myself by hand and not blocked yet, if it's blocked and the longer it is put that way, obviously the stronger the kink
I got a bunch (1sweater's worth) of gorgeous merino yarn two Christmases ago by my mom, i doubled it to hopefully have a stiff crisp coat-like 1920s shawl collared cardigan and 3/4 of the way into the body i ran out of it, went to the yarn store , turns out they discontinued this specific yarn so i'm slowly frogging a seperating a ~doubled~ yarn that has been knitted over a year ago. It's honestly less of a headache than i expected (started this morning, almost done with the bulk of it, i don't remember how many hanks i had but if i can only conjure up 6hanks or my pattern eats up all my length i might make a sleeveless jumper out of it, if i'm a bit short would look for colorwork. I'm still hesitant as to weather or not i should wash it to straighten it out, come to think of it i'm allergic to dust and it's real wool so a wash would sanitize it a bit)
I'm between 4 and 6 balls in, what scares me is that i'll have to forage for the odd bits afterwards
The smallest common size i find thrift stores for menswear is at least five sizes bigger than my own so i guess thrifting is a nice option for me
My mom always taught me to never use softener of knitwear (i assume it's because of friction, and wool) i generally tend to think if youre not sure, in doubt, don't use softener, they don't do actually anything good for the fabric the only perk is the specific smell
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On saturday there will be a private flea market with clothes and I sure will be shopping for yarn that day 😈