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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Sept 30, 2015 7:40:39 GMT
On the subject of nuno felting I have a question for the panel - I recently bought raw silk fabric thinking in my naivity that it would be the loosen woven silky fabric that some scarfs are made of, it turns out to be a thicker proper raw silk fabric the density of calico - do you know the fabric I mean - can it be nuno felted of will I die in the process?
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Post by zed on Sept 30, 2015 9:14:23 GMT
I saw your question and the vague reply Ann, so I pulled my knife and asked her to clarify I know what you mean, I've had 'sari silk' ribbon with that kind of silk in. I can only find a small photo of it: Some worked better than others. It's worth having a go and making a sample or two. If it really won't work, you can always use the frayed threads. Edit: I should have said, I think some softened during felting.
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Post by lyn on Sept 30, 2015 9:27:44 GMT
This piece that I made for a challenge has bits of thick sari silk on it (sounds as if it could be like yours Carole). The larger bits are: orange at 11 o'clock, pink at 1,4 and 7 o'clock, and blue at 2,5,6,7,9,10,11 o'clock. Apart from the frayed edges, the silk still sits on top of the wool but it is loosely attached - enough for a piece of wall art - however, they could be pulled off. The thick silk won't 'melt in' to the wool fibres. p.s. This kind of silk looks great stitched onto felt!
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 30, 2015 16:26:16 GMT
As Zed says, just do a sample to see how it works. It is hard to tell without trying it.
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Post by elizabeth on Sept 30, 2015 17:18:15 GMT
On the subject of nuno felting I have a question for the panel - I recently bought raw silk fabric thinking in my naivity that it would be the loosen woven silky fabric that some scarfs are made of, it turns out to be a thicker proper raw silk fabric the density of calico - do you know the fabric I mean - can it be nuno felted of will I die in the process? You can always use thin strips with frayed edges. If it's pretty colors you can just pull out the threads and use them to embellish other pieces. I've always wondered about taking a piece of heavier fabric and rolling a serrated cutter over it - I have a device that makes perforations left over from a previous hobby. I'll have to pull that out and try it some day.
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Post by Teri Berry on Sept 30, 2015 19:26:38 GMT
Some great options here Carole, the only other thing I can think of is to try stitching it at the prefelt stage, this will create ballooning / puckering of the silk where it hasn't been stitched as the felt behind is fulled.
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Post by Pandagirl on Sept 30, 2015 20:20:38 GMT
I sometimes take sari silk and sit and pull threads while watching TV then using them as embellishments. Teri's idea is a good one.
Elizabeth, I know what you mean, the frayed edges would help. I've done that with ribbon.
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 30, 2015 21:01:20 GMT
If it's frayed a lot is the frayed edges would attach I think. I just sewed mine on.
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Post by zed on Oct 1, 2015 9:51:47 GMT
Also fabric which 'won't work' is subjective and dependent on what the felt is intended for. I only count that something didn't work if it completely or mostly didn't attach
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Post by chookie2 on Oct 1, 2015 20:56:13 GMT
I was told that you can nuno any fabric you can feel your breath through when you blow gently onto the fabric. I tested it with a couple of synthetic fabrics and succeeded felting the ones with a loose weave that I could easily blow through. I am guessing natural fabrics work the same way, sari silk is pretty dense and I cannot blow through mine. most tissue, paj and habotai silks and cotton gauzes nuno easily imho, but raw silk would be harder to get the wool fibres to migrate through, though it does wash down softer and softer so maybe try a piece that has been well washed?
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Post by lyn on Oct 1, 2015 22:15:36 GMT
You're absolutely right - if you can blow through it you can 'nuno' it. I presume there must be different weights and densities of sari silk and there may be some very tightly woven sari silk that just would not felt in. I just pulled out the hank of sari silk that I took pieces from to use in the picture above, and tried to blow through it. I couldn't. My hank of sari silk is assorted, but most of the pieces are the same kind of weave. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos but I quickly used my phone camera. The silk does look dense and it didn't pass the blow-through test, but when held up against a ceiling strip light, you can see that the weave isn't as dense as it looks so that's why it loosely attached to the wool fibres (but the frayed edges attached well). To give some idea of scale, the ribbon of sari silk in the photo is approx three-eighths of an inch in width. This is the kind of hank I have SARI SILK
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 2, 2015 13:25:27 GMT
I have found it difficult to nuno-felt the thicker silks, like sari silk or pongee or raw silk. They are densely woven, and even though the “slubs” might imply lovely texture that could be incorporated into nuno, this type of silk will not felt. I have used some Japanese and Indian silk scraps in slow-stitching with hand-embroidery, but no more nuno-felting. But as everyone suggests, a few small samples will guide you.
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Post by koffipot on Oct 2, 2015 22:53:07 GMT
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Post by huzzah on Apr 18, 2016 20:16:03 GMT
I believe nuno means cloth in Japanese. And this type of wet felting combines some type of cloth and fiber.
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Post by chookie2 on Apr 19, 2016 7:52:44 GMT
Noo-No here with an Aussie accent..... and yes here we (well those I know) think of Nuno as a combination of fibre and fabric be it wall hanging,3D or garment.
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