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Post by lyn on Mar 10, 2012 22:48:39 GMT
This a case for a Kindle made from a redundant nuno felted scarf. It's made from a rectangle of felt bonded to a same-size piece of non-stretch fabric with double-sided fusible webbing. The edges were neatened with zig-zag then just over two thirds of the rectangle were stitched together to make the bag part of the case. The flap only needed one snap fastener to keep it closed and the stitching was hidden under a decorative false button (three circles of felt stitched in place through a plastic button).
The fabric bonded to the felt gave it necessary 'body' and provided a lining at the same time.
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Post by karen on Mar 11, 2012 0:13:47 GMT
Wow lyn i love this, arent the colors just gorgeous and i really love the way you made the button  |
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Post by pamd on Mar 11, 2012 1:17:55 GMT
So nice, Lyn. My kindle would be very happy wearing something so pretty!
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 11, 2012 4:47:56 GMT
Beautiful!
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Post by lyn on Mar 11, 2012 9:26:46 GMT
Thank you everyone - it's surprising how much you could make from "the box" of forgotten pieces isn't it? Just about anything that you would normally make from a piece of regular fabric can be made from a piece of felt.
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Post by zed on Mar 11, 2012 9:54:12 GMT
Ooh, that's gorgeous, Lyn! I'm not sure what 'double-sided fusible webbing' is, is it like a sheet of Wunderweb? |
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Post by lyn on Mar 11, 2012 11:05:00 GMT
Hello Zed - yes it's like a dense cobweb of fabric glue. You iron it to one piece of fabric using the paper it comes with (but you can use kitchen baking paper - it's the same thing) then iron the two fabrics together. When you use it with felt you always have to iron from the fabric side because felt is such a good insulator that the heat from the iron struggles to get through the felt!
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 11, 2012 13:58:05 GMT
It looks great Lyn. The texture of the surface fibers has real movement. Do you have a picture of it open so we can see the inside too?
Ann
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Post by blueberry on Mar 11, 2012 14:26:06 GMT
So pretty! I'm very intrigued by nuno felting...
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Post by lyn on Mar 11, 2012 20:07:18 GMT
Hello Ann - the inside is very boring - it's a plain piece of off-white thickish cotton fabric.
If it were a bag (purse) the inside would have been important, but the Kindle doesn't care very much!
Hello Sarah - this is nuno felt because it's a thin layer of merino wool and embellishments laid either side of scrim and felted together. Most people think of nuno as in scarves where you can see the fabric (often silk) in places, so you may have been confused by the look of this felt where in this case the scrim was not used for decoration, merely for strength and drape.
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Post by jufergu on Mar 13, 2012 21:51:43 GMT
It is really beautiful. I always hesitate to put felt on anything that will be rubbing against things. I don't add it to book covers because I am afraid it will not wear well. Am I wrong?
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 13, 2012 22:43:58 GMT
If you're doing needle felted pieces on your machine, they won't hold up as well as wet felted pieces. However, I have done needle felting on my machine and then wet felted afterward to give more strength. That way your design is in place and holds well and you don't have to worry about it shifting with wet felting.
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Post by jufergu on Mar 14, 2012 1:07:40 GMT
I see. I wondered why so many books had felt covers. I thought they are really beautiful but was doubtful about wear. I am going to try some wet felting on my needle felted sheets and see what happens.
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Post by karen on Mar 14, 2012 2:24:08 GMT
Looking forward to seeing that Judy |
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