What yarn can I substitute in a felting project that calls for 450 yards of 100% alpaca with an approxwtof 1.75 0z /110 yards? the needles size is 10.
You don't need to be good at physics to answer this, you should be able to answer with basic knowledge that you learned if you ever used a small magnet to pick up paper clips or the equivalent In other words, use your brain and your past experience.
Either force can be stronger than the otherHave you ever seen a magnet pick something up?
Well the reason why the magnet is together is because of gravity, gravity is the reason our planet is together and in the shape of a sphereThe reason this planet has a magnetic field is because of the force of gravityThe reason a star explodes in a supernova is because gravity wonA magnet couldn't come close to destroying a planet but gravity canIt's a relentles forceYou know in gambling terms, the house always winsWell think of gravity as the house.
Put a magnet on your refrigeratorThe magnet sticks to the fridge, instead of falling to the floor under gravity's forceWhy is this? Gravity is by far the weakest known forceTo better understand this look up the gravitational constant and the magnetic equivalentThough magnetism is clearly much strong it is also more difficult to understandThink of atomsThey contain up to over 100 protons in a small area, and these repel each otherYet, the force holding them into the nucleus is clearly stronger than gravity, and even more more than magnetismThe universe has several fundamental forces (that we know of), but no one knows why gravity is by far the weakest.
You can substitute any animal fiber yarn (wool, alpaca, llama) that is not labeled superwash that is the same yarn type (worsted, bulky, etc.) as the yarn called forLamb's Pride, Cascade 220, Paton's Classic Merino Wool are all good felting yarnsNeedle size for felting projects is not usually relevant to the yarn called for, but tend to be several sizes larger than the yarn's recommended needle size.
