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Post by dreamtrippa on Mar 27, 2014 0:40:51 GMT
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 27, 2014 1:11:49 GMT
This looks like batting of some sort that been dyed and manipulated into that shape. You may not get the same look if you have to sew or needle felt it to an appliquéd wall hanging. Let's see if anyone else has done this. It looks cool. I can see why you want to get this look.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 27, 2014 1:34:05 GMT
It does look like a dyed batt. Have you tried just getting some wool batt and manipulating it with your hands?
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Post by dreamtrippa on Mar 27, 2014 3:27:07 GMT
Sorry I don't know what a wool batt is In New Zealand roving is called sliver, perhaps the wool batt has another name also. I was wondering if I could achieve these results by putting some tufts of roving in a laundry bag and running it in my front load washer on a short warm 40 centrigrade wash?
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 27, 2014 4:08:30 GMT
Wool batting is what comes before roving. It is dyed but not combed and processed. If you look at the background graphic on the studio blog, that is what you see. Wool batts. for example: www.feltingsupply.com/shop/Category/Merino-Wet-Felting-WoolIf you put it in the washer, you'd end up with a dense mass of tangled wool. The airy effect you like comes from the looseness of the batt. Washing it would condense and shrink it. I hope this helps.
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Post by felicity on Mar 27, 2014 7:39:26 GMT
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Post by zed on Mar 27, 2014 9:19:24 GMT
That looks a lot like purple cobweb and underbed fluff. I can't get those other pictures to open, but it could be silk.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 27, 2014 13:09:25 GMT
It looks to be long fibers. my first thought was silk lap. Why not just ask on the facebook post? A batt is what comes of a drum carder. a small hand powered one or the big industrial ones.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 27, 2014 16:16:02 GMT
Yes - it definitely could be silk. It could be a silk lap just pulled apart with your fingers.
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Post by Teri Berry on Mar 27, 2014 17:27:16 GMT
I have never made cobweb felt but do others think a similar effect could be achieved by making a piece of cobweb felt and then piling it up before Dreamtripper stitches it to her wall hanging?
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 27, 2014 20:05:55 GMT
My cobweb felt always has more holes than what this photo shows.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 27, 2014 20:27:56 GMT
That blue wrapped around the baby is definitely silk lap or a lot of hankies or caps pulled and piled on one another. I think some caps would work and a lot less expensive then Lap. The caps have a larger surface area than hankies to start with.
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Post by dreamtrippa on Mar 27, 2014 21:07:48 GMT
Felicity I love your yellow hankies and agree it looks the same, if I could get those results I would be very happy. So what exactly was used and is there alternative names for it (NZ seems to have different terms) I asked on Facebook but the page responded that it was a trade secret I can't wait til I have the knowledge you ladies have
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Post by felicity on Mar 27, 2014 21:38:48 GMT
dreamtrippa, if you google Mawata Silk Squares/Hankies you will find a lot on Ebay or Etsy or any shop which supply stuff for felting and paper making. Usually they are white and look much nicier then that mess I've got after dying them. Orange colour came from Indian spice called tumeric.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 27, 2014 21:48:24 GMT
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