Stash busting has been an ongoing theme through 2013 for me. The project that I am almost finished with right now, I actually started a few months back..
I had a nice green and navy silk sari that I just couldn't think how to use.. and I had several left over bits of batts that had gotten messy.. plus some tops that were knocking around... I decided to make some meterage, so bended the merino with silk fibres to get some nice bright batts.
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| I found some nice bright silk fabrics to add nuno interest |
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| Laying out fine layers of batts over the silk sari. The layout was approx 4 x 10 feet |
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| After wetting and covering with builders plastic (it was laid out on builders plastic too) my ridged roller came in useful for squeezing the air pockets out |
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| With all the air squeezed out I wrapped the edges of the plastic up and over to completely enclose the layout.. then rolled it round a damp bath towel |
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| A dry towel wrapped round the outside and tied securely.. ready to pop in the tumble drier.. |
Once the fibres had started to creep through the silk I finished it off by hand.. making a nice sturdy felt, which I'll show you more of next time :)
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Oh wow Deborah those colors are gorgeous xo
ReplyDeleteI love those colours together... can't wait to see how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteDeborah,
ReplyDeleteyour feltings fascinated me so much. I like to follow the pictures wich shows single steps of your work. The last years I felted not so much anymore but now my hands wantede to try once again.
Thanks a lot!
Birgit
Thank you Birgit :) Glad you've enjoyed my musings.. I hope you enjoy felting again :) x
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara & Karen xx