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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2015 22:43:48 GMT
Hello Everyone,
Has anyone ever ironed layers of fleece while creating their Wool Painting? If so can you explain this technique to me. Thanks
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 10, 2015 1:18:34 GMT
Never did that, never heard of it. What was the context?
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Post by zed on Feb 10, 2015 8:45:18 GMT
Like doing one with one hand and doing the other with the other hand? I've ironed my felt. I'm not even sure I can guess what 'layers of fleece' are. What kind of wool painting?
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Post by lyn on Feb 10, 2015 9:31:42 GMT
Never heard of it.
Guess: If you're making a wool painting, it would be easier to place bits of wool (for top detail) on a flat 'canvas' rather than on a squidgy pile of loose fibres. So I wonder if the ironing is to flatten the loose fibres? You would surely have to cover the fibres with a net though otherwise they might stick to the iron and pull away from the pile?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 13:11:15 GMT
What little I understood was that wee bit of wool were layers and then ironed into place and then another layer of wool fleece was add to the first layer and then it was iron too to create the surface of the landscape. Then more wool fleece was added by needle felting... But the first few layers were ironed but I can not Imagine what the first layer was iron too...
I wonder if you could iron bits of wool to pre-felt and it would all stick together.. As soon as I get back from vacation I will give this and try..
I read it on the internet somewhere and now I can not find it again.. Just my luck...smile.. But when I was reading it I thought this was very strange..
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 10, 2015 14:53:00 GMT
I haven't heard of it either. I wonder if steam was used to help "set" it. Or some type of spray starch, although just the spray would disturb the fiber. It so much easier working with water and soap. :-). I'll be interested to see your results Judy.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 10, 2015 23:38:39 GMT
If you flatten your felt with your hands and give just a little bit of a wiggle it all flatten and stick together. I do this with most resist peices so I can put one side aside and layout the other side.
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Post by Frances on Feb 11, 2015 2:58:51 GMT
I found this when I did a google search on felting with an iron or something like that -
"Steam iron can be used to stabilize layers of fiber and surface decoration before adding water and soap. This is especially helpful if you get fiber laid out but will not be able to proceed and need to put work aside until later." I think if I did this I would put net over the wool or pressing cloth? Next time I am ironing I may put a bit of roving down and put the iron on it and see what happens.
On second thought - do not wait for me to iron - it is a rare happening :-)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 14:06:33 GMT
Hello everyone,
Zed. I think the article was explaining that one layer of wool roving was put down and then ironed. Then another layer of wool roving was add to it and it was ironed down too.. Then when the background looked good then needle felting was used. But not really sure...
I have ironed my my felt after it has dried many times too..
Frances I am like you.. I have put my ironing board away for good.. Sometime I used the top of my special table my husband made me for pressing wee bit of cloth when I was quilting... I remember ages ago when my grandmother even ironed her sheets... I never understood that one...
While in a couple more days we are off to hopefully the sunny and sorta warm south.. I even truly enjoy the driving part.. I love seeing how the scenery changes from one state to the next..and how gradually the weather warms up at a bit.. Where we are headed it is around 70 F during the day so I am more than OK with that... Huge smile..
Thanks all for chatting about this unusual technique...
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Post by koffipot on Feb 12, 2015 13:45:46 GMT
Just don't try it if you're using bubble wrap!!!! Enjoy your trip to the sunshine.
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Post by Frances on Feb 12, 2015 21:16:47 GMT
Yesterday while having trouble getting something to felt I remembered the conversation here about using the iron so I got mine out and used it to heat up the wet roving (pressing cloth)_ over the roving and I think it helped. It produces a lot of steam and heat so be careful if you try it - and I agree - move the bubble wrap out of the way :-)
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Post by lyn on Feb 12, 2015 21:23:42 GMT
If it's small enough (or can be loosely folded) a microwave will warm up wet felt nicely. 30 secs - 1 minute on high should do.
I've often done this during fulling.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 12, 2015 21:42:44 GMT
I do the same, Lyn. You can only add so much hot water to a piece of felt!
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 13, 2015 0:13:28 GMT
definitely I have a microwave in my studio just to heat stubborn felt up.
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 13, 2015 1:27:46 GMT
I use the microwave as well to heat up felt.
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