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     6 years ago 

    I smiled when I read your comment, @neumannsalva :D
    Your lovely cardigans wouldn't disintegrate at all, but I totally suggest shaping them before putting them to dry flat rather than hanging them so they don't stretch.
    I find that sometimes things also get a bit creased so that's why I really shape them before they are left to dry :D
    ... I actually made such big messes (ha ha...) while using glue guns I lost a few rosettes, but towards the end I did learn that sometimes you can just peel the glue off when dry...
    Actually, I believe that when you knit/crochet a tension square you should also wash it to see how it will react. I used to do that when doing machine knitting ...

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       6 years ago 

      @cryptocariad I have peeled hot glue off of other craft projects before but unfortunately it’s a bit more tricky with yarns. Once it’s on the yarn it’s hard to come off without making a mess. Sometimes I have to cut around the dried residue to clean up. I’ve learned how to do this without messing up my project. So pretty much once it’s on the yarn it’s there to stay.

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       6 years ago 

      ahem - ah yes... theoretically I know, that I should wash my swatches.... practically I am proud that i swatch at all :-DD While only crocheting it was not necessary, as my tension was easy to calculate for me, but with knitting this changed.
      And I have such bad experiences with washing and blocking. Two times I have ruined a garment... Sometimes I am too afraid to wear my knitted sweaters, as I fear to sweat all over them and this will lead to: washing :-DDDD

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         6 years ago 

        Oh, dear ! That must have been so disheartening, @neumannsalva... I also suffer with tension swatches. I haven't done a machine knitting swatch for ages (I actually forgot how so I need to look it up again), but you have to wait ideally overnight before you actually measure it so the knitting relaxes!

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           6 years ago 

          Lol!! I have never had any of my handmade items disintegrate at all. However I agree with @cryptocariad about shaping them before washing.

          Please see my comment I posted for @marblely...it will answer your question! 😉

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             6 years ago (edited)

            Yes it did! Thank you :-D And your post is so special!!! I will borrow a glue gun from a friend and try this out as I really despise sewing in the ends and simultaneously are afraid that the ends will come back out - a dilemma :-D
            But not only is your method amazing, I love your photo style. It is so clean and professional: loooove <3

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