Felting a seamed object?

[kareila]

I'm about to try felting for the first time, and I'm wondering if it's better to seam with the yarn beforehand, or wait and sew the seam with thread after the fact. I'd prefer the former but afraid it might encourage puckering along the seam during the process.

Has anyone tried one or the other? What were your results?

Also, should I baste around the edge of the buttonhole to prevent it from closing, or will it be OK?

TIA :)

Comments

[ct]

If you're concerned, try felting a swatch - knit a swatch, use something non-felting (and contrasting - black thread on black yarn is a headache waiting to happen) to embroider large square on it, felt, and measure your square. If it's still pretty square, you're probably good to go. If it's decidedly rectangular, you might have a problem if you seam beforehand.