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If you haven't done so already, throw in a pair or two of jeans. Run it through again...and again if you have to. If you're using a front loader, it will probably take much longer. Hope this helps; I'm sure others will chime in...do a google search, and you'll come up with a lot more tips.
 

Try running through the machine again, sometimes it takes 2 times. I also put in some jeans (like Terri says).
 

Sometimes front loaders won't get the job done. A friend of mine ran hers through 3 times without success. So if you have a front loader, visit someone who has a top loader. :)

I put my project in a zippable pillowcase to prevent the fuzzies from clogging my washer. Sometimes I'll throw a pair of my Reef flip flops in it for extra agitation.
 

Tennis balls also work well for agitation.

It's true about whites and light colors - the bleaching process strips the fibers of the little microscopic "scales" that catch onto each other in order to make it felt. That said, I've made bleached fibers felt well enough as long as there's only a little bit of them, mixed up between stripes of feltable colors.

Also, if you're stuck with laundromat felting, I found that my really stubborn felting job got done only when I put a bunch of sodding wet sweaters in a commercial dryer, on the hottest setting for more than an hour. That did it fabulously! I blogged the whole story here: http://aastrikke.blogspot.com/2006/07/seriously-good-luck_27.html (scroll down to the second part of the post).
 

I have a front loader and have had no trouble felting (though I had thought I would). My loader does allow me to open it during the cycle as long as I do so before the spin. Anyway, the addition of flip flops, jeans or tennis balls really does help a great deal. I also up the heat in my washer by putting in a few pots of boiling water. The other thing that may help, are you using dishwashing liquid? That acts as a wetting agent. Wool takes a while to actually saturate and the dishwashing liquid helps that. Laundry detergent doesn't act as a wetting agent. It doesn't take much of the dishwashing liquid, but it really makes a difference for me.

Best of luck!
 

I have an newer "low water" washer (Calyp*so), and it often takes me three or four cycles even with all the tips--try a few more cycles before you give up. You can always try felting by hand (get thee some rubber gloves) or dishwasher felting if you feel the washer isn't getting it done.
 

I had the same problem with my buttonhole bag. It hardly felted at all the first time through. I thought it was due to the fact that I used hot water to dye the wool but after a few more warshings (at a ... gasp! ... laundromat), it's felting up nicely. I think one or two more times will do it. To save my sanity (and quarters), I just chuck it in every time I do a load of darks.
 

Just thought of something...

Have you ever seen the dryer balls at Bed Bath & Beyond or Linens & Things? They're spiky balls that you throw into the dryer instead of using fabric softener sheets. I'm wondering if I could throw them into the washer, and if they would help with felting...

You can check them out here:
http://www.dryerballs.net/
 

Turn up the setting on your hot water heater to "HOT." Then make sure you add a few towels. Put your washer on heavy duty. I've had to run my felt projects in 2-4 times.
 

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