Nuno Felting
I have recently had the pleasure of being able to take a nuno felting class with Fiona Duthie of Saltspring Island Vancouver . It was a tremendous learning experience and great fun. Fiona is a delightful woman who is always smiling, happy to help and guide you through the process. She has a lovely looking studio on Saltspring Island where she dyes her own wool and more check out her blog here: http://fionaduthie.blogspot.ca/
So with my new found knowledge I thought it was time I gave it a go. I had previously plant dyed and bundled a couple of wool scarves. One of which the colours were very strong, I had used small pieces of saffron and a little goes a LONG way. I decided to nuno felt both scarves together to make one long scarf/wrap. I used natural merino wool, 19 microns ( I think) very soft. I laid out the scarves and wool using all the skills that I could remember from the class….but guess what I laid out the scarves (which I cut by the way) with the hem facing out instead of in ….oh well next time…
I like the result but I think a little stitching would help bring it all together. I like the fact that the wool migrated through the scarf and muted some of the brightness. I will be making more I am sure….after all I need the practice.
Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day.
Posted on 02/04/2013, in felting, wool and tagged clothing, cotton fabric, creative, eco print bundling, felting, Fiona Duthie, nuno felting, saltspring island, wet felting, wool scarves, woolbrain. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Nuno felting is fun – you’ve achieved a wonderful texture with your scarf! I hope you go on to experiment further.
I checked out the website and Fiona is impressive with her speed – makes me feel like a snail.
Hi Lyn, lovely work on the tuturial. The instructions and pictures are always beautifully laid out. Fiona is an amazing felting artist….if you ever get out this way she is a must visit on your list ! Also somewhat closer (relatively speaking !) Nicola Brown is also a brilliant instructor and great felter as well. I took a workshop with her just recently and had amazing results. Some of my experiments since then are on my flickr page.
Happy Felting to you and Annie.