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Post by prairiesky on Nov 12, 2018 23:06:46 GMT
Dear gracious fellow felters, ambitious newbie here with a question about fringe. I am repurposing some dreadlocks in a large art piece as fringe along the edge. I carded the ends to a lovely fluffy fan and sandwiched those fluffy fans between base layers of my piece. When I finally finish my designing and am ready to begin wet felting in earnest, I am wondering what must be done to keep the dreads from felting to each other or the artwork. Should I wrap them in plastic before rolling in earnest to keep them separate, or will they do fine as they are already at a hard felt stage? Also, along the same lines, how does one keep locks from felting if they are used as fringe in a piece? Such mysteries to be unraveled....well I guess I am hoping not to have to unravel with your help! Thank you in advance and if I can find a loose eight year old, I might get a picture of this project as it gets nearer to completion.
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Post by lyn on Nov 13, 2018 8:23:05 GMT
Hello Prairiesky! If the dreads are fulled (i.e. completely felted) then they should be ok and not need plastic. During the felting process just keep your eye on them and keep them free.
As for the locks, they can be needle felted on once the piece is dry, but I know we've had a member post a how-to on here attaching them during the felting, but I can't find it. I hope one of the moderators can remember it?
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Post by lindsay on Nov 13, 2018 9:01:41 GMT
Hi Prairiesky I’m not an expert as I’ve only done it once but I found that locks used as a fringe aren’t all that keen on felting. With this little iPad holder I sandwiched the attached ends between layers of wool and just tried not to rub the unattached ends. It worked fine. www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/47649860 |
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 13, 2018 15:23:39 GMT
If I just have one row of locks on the edge I don't worry about it to much. sometimes they might stick to each other but pull apart easily. If I have several rows I put a piece of plastic wrap between the rows protecting each row from sticking to the last row. I wouldn't worry about the dreads if they are on the edge. If they will by lying on top of loose wool then I would slip a piece of plastic wrap between. The loose wool might try to gram hold of them but also the dread might disturb your layout if it is moving around. Please post a picture of your piece when its done (or in progress too. we wold love to see what you are ding.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 13, 2018 17:30:21 GMT
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Post by prairiesky on Nov 25, 2018 15:19:20 GMT
Whoo,Hoo! You guys rock! Sorry it took so long to get back....been felting up a storm. The dreads were pre hardened so I was able to brush the ends back to fluffy and sandwiched them between the back layer of prefelt and front layers of merino layout. I worked the areas of attachment extra well and the only thing I had to watch for was them catching and trying to pull when I rolled. Experimenting this way has helped me gain small insights to this delightful process and makes me think of more possibilities! I will soon be working on getting pictures and humbly ask patience on that. I like wool...computers, not so much!  |
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Post by lyn on Nov 25, 2018 16:36:53 GMT
Look forward to seeing piccies Prairiesky. I agree with your feelings about computers but they do enable us to communicate so we just have to grit our teeth, grab a coffee and work with them.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 25, 2018 18:05:13 GMT
Glad it worked out and looking forward to the photos. If you have any questions about posting a photo take a look under FAQ section. Or just ask.
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