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

[stmaybe]

What sort of knitted object are you going to be felting?

There are a pair of felted slippers I like to make that requires a bit of seaming before felting. The pattern does say to seam somewhat loosely to avoid puckering. But I know I've forgotten to try to be loose with my seaming a time or two and haven't run into any puckering issues.

[kareila]

It's a pouch, so sizing isn't an issue, which is why I thought it would be a good first felting project. :)

Hopefully I will have time to get this done today and report my results!