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Post by crealou on Jun 1, 2013 13:08:37 GMT
 Here is my firt piece in alpaca. The grey in merino. Wet felted using the dryer method. I have lost 24'' in lenght and 6 in with!!! I have made a seperate brooch that i have sew to it. I'm not 100% happy with it but for the first I think it's ok. |
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 1, 2013 16:14:27 GMT
It looks beautiful. It is amazing how much it shrinks, isn't it? What part are you unhappy with?
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 1, 2013 21:11:42 GMT
It looks very nice why don't you like it?
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Post by crealou on Jun 1, 2013 22:22:31 GMT
Thank you ladies. I am a perfectionist.... I know...nothing is in this world. It must be the edges that I don't like...to wavy maybe. Anyway fot the first one, i should be proud. It is really soft on the positive side.  |
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Post by lyn on Jun 1, 2013 22:39:23 GMT
I love wavy edges! The colours are soothing and the scarf is very pretty. Be proud of it.
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 1, 2013 23:01:28 GMT
I agree, wavy edges are nice. That's one of the reasons I like felt. It's nice, organic edges |
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 2, 2013 1:21:34 GMT
I like the edges that way but I wanted them straight when I first started. You can use your steam iron to straighten them up if you want to. steam it and then pull the edges out. Make sure you don't just pull the edge you can get quite a lot of stretch if you pull a little bit over the larger aria from the middle to the edge. I hope that makes sense.
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Post by zed on Jun 2, 2013 10:38:14 GMT
That looks gorgeous! Alpaca looks so different to merino doesn't it? I bet it is so soft. I don't think it's that easy to get 'straight' edges with alpaca, maybe it's because of the crimp? The crimp on yours is lovely.
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Post by crealou on Jun 2, 2013 13:40:23 GMT
Thank you all for your comments they are very appreciated and helpful as always.
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Post by jufergu on Jun 2, 2013 23:03:23 GMT
It is the wavy edges that make these scarves so desirable. When you seen them on models on Pinterest, they drape the body so well. Just beautiful. And I love the flower.
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Post by Karen on Jun 3, 2013 1:18:00 GMT
I think its just perfect even with the wavy edges and I love the flower |
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