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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 31, 2014 19:19:37 GMT
merino will shrink a lot more when completely fulled but it will be sturdy. Another wool might not shrink as much or will be sturdy before it is completely fulled. try doing 2 vessels with the same template but with different wool. Then compare them.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 31, 2014 22:08:22 GMT
Lyn: Yes, that absolutely makes sense, and thanks. The oil burner is absolutely adorable…very clever idea and the rivets are terrific.
Ann: That sounds like a challenge, and quite a good one. Haven't done a vessel since that class 2 years ago! Guess it's time to get back on that horse.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 31, 2014 23:16:45 GMT
I like doing vessels, they don't have to fit anyone when you are done.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Apr 1, 2014 6:54:16 GMT
Lyn I've just seen your page with the oiler burner vessel, don't know what to say it's just fabulous, and the colour piece with so much going on in it - I'm going back to my pink one now to go crazy with colour. I use merino too for felted vessels, and if you put enough layers on it's fine, mine wilt when they are wet but I put a bag of sand in the base until they are dry and they stand up perfectly. More recent ones I've also added coarser fibre which does make it easier.
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Post by zed on Apr 1, 2014 9:45:56 GMT
You just have to adjust your thinking. Merino is soft, but When I buy Merino, 100g comes wrapped up in a small ball, it feels quite hard and dense, but I'm sure with some needling it'd be smaller and harder. When I pull off some tops it is very soft and floaty, and laid out finely will make a soft, drapey scarf, but if I balled that scarf up and squashed it in the bag the Merino came in, it'd feel hard and dense again. It just depends how you use it and how much you force/compact it into a smaller space.
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