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Post by Pandagirl on May 18, 2014 14:32:31 GMT
The slippers are beautiful Halay. I love the red contrast and the flowers. Great job. I agree with Judith, taking a picture before you cover the resist then marking it with thread is a good way to identify the spot..
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on May 19, 2014 1:35:09 GMT
The slippers are beautiful! Love the subtle coloring and floral accent. I would think using gauze as a liner would reduce the cost of materials for making them, or were you thinking a softer surface for the inside? What weight of gauze did you use? I tried felting wool into cotton gauze just once and it was not easy to do.
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Post by halay on May 19, 2014 7:37:33 GMT
luvswool, I used cotton gauze just to try if it would work as a lining and it did. It felted in well. I bought a 10/7 gauze which worked fine.
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Post by zed on May 19, 2014 10:21:43 GMT
They're really nice Halay I love cotton gauze.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on May 19, 2014 16:39:34 GMT
I am not actually familiar with the different weights/quality of cotton gauze but am guessing the 10/7 gauze would be very lightweight to allow the coarser wool you use to penetrate the cloth. Or not?
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Post by halay on May 19, 2014 17:12:42 GMT
Luvswool, that's right, it is very lightweight (just try to imagine: in a square centimetre there are 10 threads running horizontally and 7 verticaly (I know there is a technical term for this but I don't know))
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Post by MTRuth on May 19, 2014 17:42:05 GMT
Great job on the slippers. I usually use a piece of foam for resists that is a little thicker (1/4" or so) than plastic so I can find them in the wool.
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Post by zed on May 20, 2014 9:45:29 GMT
Luvswool, that's right, it is very lightweight (just try to imagine: in a square centimetre there are 10 threads running horizontally and 7 verticaly (I know there is a technical term for this but I don't know)) Thread count, we use the total of the numbers, like 70, that it actually more like what we call Muslin, Cheesecloth is lighter and cotton gauze (or the one I use) has a thread count of about 30.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on May 20, 2014 12:51:47 GMT
So, Zed, then if I use cotton to felt with wool, I should be looking for the lightest weight, with a lower thread count of about 30? Combining the two can be quite useful, I think.
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Post by koffipot on May 20, 2014 15:06:16 GMT
The looser the weave, the lower the thread count, and the better the fibre migrates, no matter which fabric you are using, cotton or silk.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on May 20, 2014 21:50:47 GMT
That's very helpful, Koffipot!
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Post by zed on May 21, 2014 9:23:12 GMT
Cathy, in Beyond Nuno in the section about Open Weave cottons, I show the differences between cotton gauze, cheesecloth and muslin and how the way they felt can make them useful for different things. Knowing the thread count is certainly useful, especially for layering fabrics.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on May 21, 2014 13:46:04 GMT
Thanks for the reminder, Zed…I had forgotten that you covered that in your "Beyond Nuno."
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Post by zed on May 21, 2014 16:19:25 GMT
You're welcome
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Post by jufergu on May 22, 2014 22:29:11 GMT
What beautiful slippers. Even Cinderella would be jealous.
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