It depends what type of wool you are using. The real stuff doesn't, wool blends (so always check what content is wool and what isn't) do fray but not a lot. You do not have to serge it. When you press wool it sets itself. That is why pressing with a tailor's clapper or in my case a chunk of wood is so important. It seals the seams in. My wool was a mix of wool and cashmere. It hardly frayed. I used it to make my hat on the channel.
I mention in the video to use a universal needle. Depending on the weight of the wool you can use an 80 /12 for lighter wools and 90/14 for medium weight and 100/16 for thicker wools.... but that is for almost bag making wools. I usually hover between the 80 /12 to 90/14.
Does wool fray? If so, how is this prevented?
It depends what type of wool you are using. The real stuff doesn't, wool blends (so always check what content is wool and what isn't) do fray but not a lot. You do not have to serge it. When you press wool it sets itself. That is why pressing with a tailor's clapper or in my case a chunk of wood is so important. It seals the seams in. My wool was a mix of wool and cashmere. It hardly frayed. I used it to make my hat on the channel.
What type of needle do you use?
I mention in the video to use a universal needle. Depending on the weight of the wool you can use an 80 /12 for lighter wools and 90/14 for medium weight and 100/16 for thicker wools.... but that is for almost bag making wools. I usually hover between the 80 /12 to 90/14.
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Great information!