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Post by bonnie on Jan 31, 2017 17:18:10 GMT
Thank you Ruth, Zed, Ann and Marilyn for adding me to the FFSF.
I am a new comer to the Fiber Arts community and have tried my hand at a NUNO felt scarf that gave me some satisfaction in working with the fibers, silk and doing the process from start to finish. Mistakes were made. So I have been reading more about how to work with the materials. My frustration is not having any local stores or fiber artists to talk to about the process.
I have bought some roving online, and am now looking for suitable embellishments. I know I want to create something, but this time I want to carry it out doing it the right way.
My head is jumbling with all the tutorials, because there are so many techniques and variations out there. I am trying to target the one that will give me the results I am looking for.
The first project I attempted showed me that I used WAY TOO much roving. The neckwarmer that I made is too thick, I used silk in between and it feels like a matt (Think some kind of armour shield chest plate).
If anyone can recommend a chart that has pictures (I like pictures) showing how much roving was used to get a wet felted effect that would be helpful. May something like the following: X amount of ounces merino top EQUALS this amount of wet felted scarf (or something like that)
I look forward to learning more about this fabulous art and seeing your creations!
Thanks again, Bonnie
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Post by tracey on Jan 31, 2017 18:11:56 GMT
Welcome to the forum Bonnie, I am sure lots of good advice will come your way here.
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Post by wolgelukkig on Jan 31, 2017 18:51:18 GMT
Welcome Bonnie, I am sure you can learn a lot here by reading older posts and asking for advice. Wet felting is a craft and art that you learn after making lots of pieces. There is not such thing as X amount equals to X amount of scarf. It all depends on what you want, soft or durable or with lot of texture and your skills in laying out the wool. For example: I made a Nuno scarf with 60 grams of 19 micron merino, the size is 78 x 175 cm but what does that tell you? Today I worked the whole day with a friend just trying to make swatches with the thinnest pieces of felt without getting holes in the felt or the felt falling apart. The best advice I can give you: make a few swatches and try to lay out the wool as thin and even as possible. When you are happy with the result you can use the same technique for your scarf.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 31, 2017 18:51:39 GMT
Welcome Bonnie, I am glad you joined us. I do not know of a chart that shows what you are asking about. Perhaps there is one out there but there are just so many variables to felting, it would be a little hard to create such a chart.
As a beginner, many people use very heavy layers of wool. You need to pull off very thin amounts and with nuno felting, you really need only a minimal amount of wool to get the drape for a nice scarf. My suggestion would be to make small samples and try varying amounts of wool to see what works best for you.
The best way to learn to felt is to just keep felting. You will learn something new each time. Have fun with your journey and feel free to ask as many questions as you like. Please show us the results too, we love to see what you're creating. Even if it didn't come out as planned. Sometimes people can learn more from other's mistakes than their successes.
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Post by bonnie on Jan 31, 2017 19:17:12 GMT
Thanks Ruth and Wolgelukkig, I appreciate the feedback. I think that you both are right. Felting and practice will reveal the "Way of the Wool! I will utilize this forum. Thanks so much for being here. I was so fascinated how world wide the art of felting is spread and how ancient civilizations used felt. It is funny that the United States started felting later than other countries. Have a great day! Best Regards, Bonnie
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Post by lyn on Jan 31, 2017 20:54:09 GMT
Hello Bonnie and welcome to the forum!
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 31, 2017 21:39:28 GMT
Welcome to the forum Bonnie! There is plenty of convent here and on our blog www.felitngandfiberstudio.com. Just have fun. We all learned by experimenting, still do.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 31, 2017 21:46:29 GMT
"convent" Hmmm... wondering about that Marilyn. I realize you meant content but now it seems like we should have the singing nun or something.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 31, 2017 22:46:31 GMT
"convent" Hmmm... wondering about that Marilyn. I realize you meant content but now it seems like we should have the singing nun or something. Ahh, I'm a bad proofreader today. Yes I meant content. :-)
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Post by simplynaturalfarm on Feb 2, 2017 18:19:22 GMT
Maybe you are a bit like me whose frugal side cringes at making samples and "wasting" product and then ends up after the project is done thinking 'This isn't what I intended'> And so then you decide to do thicker and it doesn't accomplish what you wanted and instead you have to just make lots of things and realize there is quite a bit of trial and error I started out with batts and that seems to have made working with roving and tops much harder - getting a feel for how thick to make it, how to do things evenly, etc. I hope you share pictures of what you accomplish - the ladies on here are so tremendously talented that there is much to be gleaned from them!
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 3, 2017 23:14:44 GMT
If you make your samples a little bigger you can make them into something later. a coin purse, book cover Trivet for the table.
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Post by bonnie on Feb 14, 2017 20:59:43 GMT
Hi Shepherdess (great name) and simply natural farm (another great name),
I may have to come up with an alias.
I am like you Simply, I hate waste things, I need to relax and just go with the flow and not worry about it. I found a class that I am going to take this Sunday in Nuno felting. I think if I take a class and have someone give me instructions as I go along, it will build my confidence. I am so looking forward to it. It is an hour and half away from my home, but it will be a nice drive out to the country.
I will post pictures of my creation!
Thanks so much for the support here. You all are so talented.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 14, 2017 21:16:04 GMT
Have fun Bonnie! I look forward to seeing your Nuno creation.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 14, 2017 21:31:58 GMT
Let us know how it goes, have fun!
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Post by bonnie on Feb 15, 2017 15:12:11 GMT
Will do! I am really looking forward to it. There is not much happening in the way of fiber arts around my area. Thank you for being here.
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