I know you use the washing machine and dryer, I just don't know how to do it!
To felt something you must have a shrinkable animal fiber yarnIt must not be a superwash wool Felting occurs when there is heat and frictionWhen I felt I put the knitted item into a zippered pillowcase protector to keep the lint from clogging the machine 1Turn your washing machine to the lowest water level, highest heat settings, and high agitation 2Set the washer to the longest cycle3Place the item (in the pillowcase) in the washer with something tough (canvas shoes, old jeans, tennis balls) 4Some sources say to put a drop of a mild dish detergent (Ivory?) to speed up the felting process5Check every five minutes or soAn item is truly done when stitches are no longer visibleThis may take more than one entire cycleThe hotter the water, the faster the felting will occur 6Pull out the item and shape it while wetIt will be quite pliableDO NOT put in the dryerIt will not be shaped how you want after a tumble in the dryerIt should dry in about a day or sotip:You may want to turn up the water heater temporarily(Don't forget to turn it back down.)
Admit you bought a dump of a home Mine is sprayed in 1974 Bugs generally do not like to be in fiberglass(which is what I assume you have in a cold attic) In the winter, go up into the atticHouse is warm and attic is freezing Bugs die You have a hole in your eves mesh that allow the bugs inFix it Company was semi correct You can remove it but you do the work (which means a mask and sweating under a full sleeve dress shirt in tight weave) and a snow-shovel and you get the stuff out manuallyExpect a week of fun minimumThen ask the cost of batts compared to blow in glass Those are the best buy as styrofoam is very pricey it is not used in regular houses Shredded newspaper also packs down losing it's insulative qualityDoing it myself it would be batts on top of the blown in so it is 18 thick instead of 15 More is better here After you clean it out, have them blow it in just because you are willing to pay them so YOU don't have to go there again.
