Sat 11 Feb 12
Sat 12 Nov 11
Felting – Needle Felt On Sweater
First try at needle felting. Tried on a ratty old sweater kept for painting/studio. Pics in order: Before, After, Close-Up to show dimensionality.
After:
Close-Up to show dimensionality:
Observations: Fabric failed to felt, apparently has less wool content than I thought; sweater is 80% dead dinosaur/20% angora, but that is apparently enough, and the embellishments penetrated well; non-wool items can be felted down with an overlay of felt (orange yarn over grey fabric).
Felting – Glass Case
First try at wet felting. Felted over existing plastic eyeglass case. Used wool drum carder waste, wool handspun, and commercial wool yarn. Clear case is an additional case – before felting.
Observations: Prefer to wear rubber gloves; fibre must be separated if reached for wet (cannot go back in the bag); need to spend longer felting; use less soap; add soap to make up for rinsing during hot/cold shock stage.