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Post by koffipot on Apr 19, 2012 17:16:33 GMT
That is just so pretty, the pastel yarns look wonderful too. A beautiful summer jacket!
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Post by crealou on Jun 1, 2013 12:53:19 GMT
Hi,
You did great for your first time with alpaca. I'm starting too in wet felting with alpaca. It takes more time, yes, but with the no roll technique ( dryer method) you save a lot of time. But the final result will never look like merino final product or like another type of wool. Each wool/fibre give a finish result that is proper to his type of wool. Hope you get what I mean, sorry, as you will notice English is not my first tongue.
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 1, 2013 16:05:24 GMT
That's what I like about trying different wools. They all react and felt differently. Fun to see what happens and I always learn something new.
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Post by Karen on Jun 3, 2013 1:12:14 GMT
Oh Wow Mag that is a gorgeous jacket, you should be very proud of yourself, especially for your first one
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Post by jufergu on Jun 8, 2013 22:59:53 GMT
It gets way tooooo hot in the summer where I live to be wearing wool. But it would look so nice to wear that white wool jacket to church in the winter. It is beautiful.
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Post by billieanne on Jun 20, 2013 0:31:37 GMT
The jacket is beautiful. You did a great job. I'm curious, you said it's seamless. Does that mean you made the jacket all in one piece? Do you work around a resist?
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Post by maggie on Jun 25, 2013 1:31:26 GMT
Billieanne -- yes, I worked the project on one giant resist. I don't ever see myself doing that method again as its too labor intense. I would like to make another jacket but I would make the body and sleeves separate, working it up to the prefelt stage, then whip stitch the sleeves to the body and continue felting it into one single piece. Have any of you ever stitched wearable pieces together with sewing thread? I'm assuming the pieces all "melt" together in the felting process and make a durable product. What are your thoughts? Thanks to all of you for your kinds words of encouragement.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 25, 2013 12:58:33 GMT
I have done it both ways and I would have to say I prefer to sew after. It gives you a better fit. This is especially true around the sleeve holes. If you are thin and not busty I think you can get away with more. I am neither of those so if I don't shape things I look like I am wearing a sack.
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Post by koffipot on Jun 25, 2013 16:32:37 GMT
Like Ann, a more structured shape suits me better and I have neither the space nor the energy to handle an enormous resist. I make a back piece, then another for the fronts and another for the sleeves. Then I cut it all to shape and sew it. Here's a tutorial by Joni Cornell who sews at the pre felt stage. www.flickr.com/photos/jonicornell/sets/72157623877986047/
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Post by eve on Jul 9, 2013 9:17:01 GMT
I love it great colours going through... and amazing shape... did you felt it around a resist?
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Post by eve on Jul 9, 2013 9:23:07 GMT
wow that's amazing koffipot... I think I would get bored felting something that big... I prefer needle felting than wet felting... but what a lovely coat you have in the end
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Post by koffipot on Jul 9, 2013 10:06:19 GMT
Thanks Eve, but that link is to Joni Cornell's tutorial! I don't have the space to even consider making a one piece garment.
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