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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 142213, member: 267&quot;]I have an Avoca mohair bedspread - it&#039;s one of my prized possessions - I made the mistake of agitating it a little too much and that&#039;s when I learned about felting. The the water opens the wool cuticle and the agitation causes the fibers to interlock tighter and tighter. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s still nice and loose, but I lost a few inches, enough to make it a little short on the sides <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>No amount of stretching has helped - stretching it one way just causes the other way to shrink. I fantasize about blocking it on a nail studded frame, but it&#039;s really large, and I&#039;m not that ambitious. Maybe carpet strips?</p><p><br /></p><p>Wait: Here&#039;s a video on how professionals block carpets/rugs (it&#039;s hard to hear everything) - they use staples to stretch wet rugs to flat/square. There are a number of other videos there, as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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