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Hello friends,

So. I am working on a little project for my friend's bday, coming up quick here on Thursday. I started out making her a little elephant, but quickly realized that I didn't have nearly enough yarn.

So, the elephant morphed into a little crochet vase.

The vase is coming along nicely, but it needs to be stiffened. There are a few diff ways I've found - starching it, using a sugar/H2O mix + acrylic sealer, felting it, so on and so forth.

My question is this: the yarn that I'm using is a mohair yarn. What, in your high opinion, is the best way to go about toughening up this vase a little so that it will maintain it's shape? I'd rather not ruin the yarn if at all possible as it is a lovely color and texture.

Thanks much!

J

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