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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 24, 2016 23:02:43 GMT
Tracy how do you find them for felting in . we talked about them before and everyone seemed to have trouble getting them to stick.
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Post by halay on Nov 25, 2016 5:16:42 GMT
Frances, yes, you just pull the scarf over your head. It took me some time to get optimum length and heigth. I think the ideal length is 28 inches and 9-10 inches heigth. I made two more (will post the pics soon). I used about 50 gr of wool and I think they are ideal if you want to use some tops that have been sitting around.
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Post by tracey on Nov 25, 2016 6:48:42 GMT
Tracy how do you find them for felting in . we talked about them before and everyone seemed to have trouble getting them to stick. I weld them on - joking! Just as with sari silks etc, I put a very very fine pull of wool wisps over the top to anchor them down. Then when I am ready to wet down I pour really hot water on the troublesome spots, I think I read this 'shocks' the felt?! I just wear rubber gloves to pat down until the heat goes, which is quickly. Then I start massaging the trouble spots VERY carefully at first. All this seems to work for me, yes I may get the odd one or two escapee at the rolling stage, but on the whole they behave. I fight more with sari silk than nepps. Another thing I have just remembered, if you are using a few of the same colour, such as the white of my cow parsley picture, when wet they will all clump together, I just keep moving them apart using my fingertips through the netting, they get the idea eventually! The coloured ones I use sparingly in pictures as 'undergrowth' etc, so it doesn't matter if they mingle. The lady I buy them from hand dyes them herself, they are like little bags of jewels.
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Post by jwugg on Nov 25, 2016 14:07:49 GMT
I love the cow parsley, Tracey, thanks for your nepps tips. You said you have trouble with sari silk - I think you need almost the opposite approach - only slightly warm water, not hot, because you want the fibres to get through the silk before fulling starts. & I like to do a lot of gentle rubbing over the surface before starting rolling.
Nada - thanks for the loop scarf size - is that before or after felting? Thanks
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Post by halay on Nov 25, 2016 15:56:26 GMT
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 25, 2016 16:26:09 GMT
Tracey, your cards are really lovely, how do you make those little balls , needle felting? @ Lyn, yes she liked the hat, but I have to steam him and strech it up for a little bigger size. @ Frances, I hope you will be setteld before Christmas. Hi Viltmaaraan, the little balls are wool nepps. I have a big bag of white ones, very useful. The colourful ones are from a lady here in the UK who dyes the nepps, and names them, such as River running by (blues), Blackberry hedgerow (purples and greens), Rosebay willow herb (pinks greens purples), they are scrumptious!! I found someon who made a tutorial of making wool neps : everythingfiberarts.com/2014/07/09/wool-nepps-tutorial/
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 25, 2016 16:27:28 GMT
Haley , l like the turquoise one most. They are lovely, if i would still have my motorbike than I would want to have one !!
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Post by halay on Nov 25, 2016 17:05:30 GMT
Thank you Viltmaaraan. I think these scarves are very practical: no wrapping around your neck and in a chilly weather you can pull the scarf up to your chin or over your mouth.
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 25, 2016 22:18:43 GMT
Nice tutorial Viltmaaraan! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 25, 2016 23:32:38 GMT
Those are both nice Nada and practical as you say.
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 26, 2016 2:48:04 GMT
A good use for tips and second cuts. Not what I think of as the nep you buy . The commercial ones seem more felted.
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 26, 2016 7:50:09 GMT
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Post by lyn on Nov 26, 2016 12:17:34 GMT
During an early challenge, "Australia", I made a piece that was almost all nepps! I didn't use any wisps of fibre to anchor them on, I just rolled, and rolled, and rolled....until they stopped fighting, gave up and agreed to be one with the fibres beneath them. (photo taken from gallery of challenges on forum blog)
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Post by tracey on Nov 26, 2016 15:44:58 GMT
Great picture Lyn, you certainly licked the little devils into shape there!
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 26, 2016 16:07:21 GMT
The nepps are just jumping around like the kangeroo !
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