using an old silk scarf and playing with folds

[halay]

I was intrigued by Zed's advice on how to fold and stitch silk fabric to felt it in wool as well as other ideas I got form other posts in this forum. In this experiment I wanted to use an old mum's silk scarf which was too small to be used in its whole size for nuno. First I made an experiment on  a small piece which came out fine so I was encouraged to make something real. I wanted to make a scarf which could be worn on both sides. Therefore I started with some silk embellishments and put them onto the bubble wrap then laid out wool and put more embellishments on the top. Beforehand, I prepared silk: I tore the silk scarf it into smaller pieces and gathered the material and stitched it   to get folds. I used other embellishments (strips of this same material, silk noil which I dyed myself, silk threads, and dyed tencel).
Here you can see the outcome, the front side: materialand the back side  then the close up picture  and the material that I used 
Overall, I am pleased with the different effects in the texture but not quite so. I was hoping that the folds would be more visible but somehow the silk where the folds were supposed to be seen, got felted in wool (even though there were three layers of silk there!) Perhaps I have too heavy hand.

I'm sure the scarf will find an end user, for me this was just another experiment which is the result of the ideas I gathered here. Thanks again girls for all your ideas. 

[Pandagirl]

Excellent Halay! I can see where your expectations would be different. With Nuno you are always surprises. I keep trying to analyze it, but I'm usually surprised. It it a lovely scarf. I tend to like more silk and less wool. I live the ruching effect of the wool on silk, but it takes a light touch. Someday I hope to find a happy medium! But the experimenting is half the fun! Enjoy,

[lyn]

It's a beautiful scarf - I hope you enjoy wearing it and enjoy the compliments you'll get!

[zed]

That turned out great, Halay! It's a good way to get the kind of texture you would only expect to get from less wool. But yeah, if the fabric is thin, the wool will migrate through the folds of even 3 layers, so if you want bigger ruffles you might have to tug it apart as you felt and at the end.
That fabric you used it gorgeous.
Try a larger piece with bigger ripples or ruffles, like for a bag or book cover.

[MTRuth]

Beautiful scarf. Just keep experimenting - you'll learn a lot that way.

[luvswool and dyestuff]

Love the colors and design of your scarf, Halay, I know nothing about the process of stitching in folds, but I do like how it turned out!

[Shepherdess]

I think it turned out really well. you could try sewing in a little peice of plastic wrap between the folds to stop them felting down.

[halay]

Thanks again for all your comments and useful advice. Well, in this experiment I've learned that wool can penetrate even through three layers of wool.

[zed]

Did you mean silk? Yep, and you can use that knowledge for great layering effects