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Post by andreap on Nov 7, 2019 15:43:05 GMT
Hi, I'm fairly new to wet felting, only made about 3 pieces so far. However, I wondered how you get detail to 'stay put' in a picture, or come out with clearly defined edges. For instance, in geometric patterns or flowers/trees/animals/pathways in pictures. At the moment I have only done abstract designs, just to get used to the felting process.
Also, if you want to create a multi coloured background, do you always have to lay down a layer of natural coloured wool as a base?
I've attached links to a couple of pictures which show the sort of detail I mean.
Thanks!
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 7, 2019 17:07:21 GMT
Welcome Andrea, we're glad you joined us. The first link that you have listed looks like it might have been done with cut pre-felt. That gives a much more defined edge. Pre-felt is a partially felted piece of felt that can be cut into shapes and added to the felting process. In the second link, with a felt landscape, many people use needle felting to create the fine details. The other way is a careful process of using short or cut fibers with precise layout and careful felting.
No, you do not need to use a natural colored wool for a background. You can use whatever color you would like. Remember that the bottom layer of wool will migrate through to the top.
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Post by lyn on Nov 7, 2019 22:32:12 GMT
Hello Andrea Have a flick through these photos and you will see how pictures (as in one of your examples) are created using pre-felt and carefully placed loose fibres. please click here to view |
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 8, 2019 1:24:21 GMT
I agree with Ruth it's a combination of pre-felts and needle felting. Also after wet felting, you do lots of corrections with a needle. Sometimes the detail is achieved by doing things large. You see a picture online and it looks small and very detailed but if you find the picture in context it huge, 2 feet by 3 feet or something.
The other thing is often peises are not rolled until they are really well felted by rubbing. Rolling to soon will move things around more.
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Post by Antje on Nov 8, 2019 7:30:38 GMT
Great to hear from you Andrea. I can only echo all the above comments particularly about not rolling too soon, be gentle & patient. I would also add....keep checking the detail and tweak (a felting needle is useful) along the way as needed until it is felted.
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Post by lindsay on Nov 8, 2019 7:57:25 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYnCgqlqWi I agree with what my wise colleagues say. The only thing I’d add is that you can also needle felt finished wet felted pieces together. I use this technique a lot in putting birds onto a background. This example was made in 3 pieces: the water is nuno felted wool fabric which I made separately from the pebble section because I knew it would shrink much more than the pebbles. The bird is also felted separately to give the definition and details (eg eye) are needle felted on at the end |
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Post by lyn on Nov 8, 2019 10:12:07 GMT
As others have said, needle felting and pre-felting are two very good techniques for adding detail to felt pictures. Another way is by stitching onto the dry picture - either by hand or machine. In this photo below - the wall, inner window frame, curtains and the view from the window were all wet felted from wool fibres to make a basic picture. Nuno felting is also good for adding detail - the glass vase is a scrap of see-through material. When it was dry, the curtain pole, opening window frames and flower heads were all needle felted on. The technique that changed the pink/yellow blobs of colour into curtains was stitching - stitching also oulined the inner window frame to give it depth.  The key to learning is experimentation. Just make loads of stuff/samples without fear - nobody needs to see it! |
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 8, 2019 15:48:03 GMT
Welcome Andrea!
Lyn, the link you shared just keeps looping and never gets to the site. It could be using an iPad.
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Post by lyn on Nov 8, 2019 17:30:44 GMT
Welcome Andrea! Lyn, the link you shared just keeps looping and never gets to the site. It could be using an iPad. Oh dear - it goes straight through when I click the link in the thread when I'm using my HP laptop - not sure what to do - anyone got any suggestions? |
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Post by lindsay on Nov 8, 2019 17:57:21 GMT
Welcome Andrea! Lyn, the link you shared just keeps looping and never gets to the site. It could be using an iPad. Oh dear - it goes straight through when I click the link in the thread when I'm using my HP laptop - not sure what to do - anyone got any suggestions? I can see it ok |
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 8, 2019 23:16:41 GMT
The picture is showing in the post now for me.
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 10, 2019 5:28:07 GMT
It must be the iPad..
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Post by lyn on Nov 10, 2019 10:12:51 GMT
Maybe. If we get enquiries about download difficulties for a pdf, it's always in a message 'sent from my iPad'..... |
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