I totally see what you mean. Having an inviting and clean house is very essential for everyone. It does not have to be magazine clean of course, that's impossible with farmwork and a toddler. I know a lot about wool, spinning, carding etcetera so if you have questions I'm happy to answer. You don't have to felt the wool before making the duvet, rather not actually, it will become stiff and not cosy around the body. If you fluff the clean wool out, by using simple dog brushes as carders or even with your fingers and lay it in layers on the bottom sheet, rolling it up inbetween sessions you can work on it, you can stitch it secure in small rectangles with the top sheet along the way. It will felt a bit during use as a duvet.
I completely forgot to answer but wanted to say that I actually really appreciated this advice!! This makes it so much easier, I was getting a bit stressed trying to get everything into strands. Also, the dog brushes sound like a better solution for the many small seeds that still remain in the wool. I will update when we get to it, but I'm more excited about it now than before! - Jackie
I totally see what you mean. Having an inviting and clean house is very essential for everyone. It does not have to be magazine clean of course, that's impossible with farmwork and a toddler. I know a lot about wool, spinning, carding etcetera so if you have questions I'm happy to answer. You don't have to felt the wool before making the duvet, rather not actually, it will become stiff and not cosy around the body. If you fluff the clean wool out, by using simple dog brushes as carders or even with your fingers and lay it in layers on the bottom sheet, rolling it up inbetween sessions you can work on it, you can stitch it secure in small rectangles with the top sheet along the way. It will felt a bit during use as a duvet.
I completely forgot to answer but wanted to say that I actually really appreciated this advice!! This makes it so much easier, I was getting a bit stressed trying to get everything into strands. Also, the dog brushes sound like a better solution for the many small seeds that still remain in the wool. I will update when we get to it, but I'm more excited about it now than before! - Jackie