tomtom5
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I am a textile artist living in Northern Ireland near the mourne mountains home to many many sheep.
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Post by tomtom5 on Jun 11, 2017 8:15:24 GMT
I have only felted with merino wools and some silk fibres and yarns. I have learnt that you use fine merino for Nuno felting on silk. To what use can I put all the other fibres out there. Does a coarser wool felt into a stronger felt. Should I use coarser wools for vessels and sculptures. What is BFL good for ? It is mentioned a lot on this forum. Is it best to just experiment with a variety of fibres ? Is there a list available of what fibres are useful for and their micron value. looking forward to your responses. Florence
i thought this was going to land in the discussion about fibres!
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Post by koffipot on Jun 11, 2017 9:50:33 GMT
Hello Florence. Coarser wools are good for vessels, slippers, bags and anything which will take a lot of wear, but not pleasant for next to skin wear. Also, some coarser wools can contain a lot of guard hairs which are neither attractive nor comfortable. BFL is a beautifully soft wool, with a fairly long staple length and a slight lustre. Perfect for next to skin wear and easy to felt. The best way to find out is to get samples and try them out. World of Wool do sample packs for many of their fibres. I can't find the chart I'm looking for, but this site gives a lot of information:- www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/fibre_size.html |
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tomtom5
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I am a textile artist living in Northern Ireland near the mourne mountains home to many many sheep.
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Post by tomtom5 on Jun 11, 2017 19:02:28 GMT
Thank you Judith , can you Nuno felt with BFL?
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Post by Pandagirl on Jun 11, 2017 20:16:28 GMT
Hi again Florence. I think Judith has given you excellent advice. Many of us do a lot of sampling. I haven't used Bfl for Nuno but believe it's soft enough.
I prefer using Merino, but also use heavier fibers for picture backing or in between layers on a vessel. Again, it depends on the use and the look and feel you're going for.
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Post by koffipot on Jun 11, 2017 21:06:38 GMT
Thank you Judith , can you Nuno felt with BFL? I've only used Merino for nuno, so can't confirm whether BFL is good. There are others here who will be able to give you better advice.  |
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tomtom5
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I am a textile artist living in Northern Ireland near the mourne mountains home to many many sheep.
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Post by tomtom5 on Jun 12, 2017 15:01:04 GMT
Thanks
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Post by zed on Jun 18, 2017 11:13:36 GMT
It depends how coarse you go. In my experience, finer wools, with more crimp can be made into firmer felt more easily than 'curly' wools or coarse wools which have a lot less crimp, and are more wiry. 'Too' coarse and you get a loose spongy felt, though that's perfect if that's what you want. Sampling is great because then you can use the right wool for the effect/result you want. Zara has done lots of nuno experiments with different wools: zararooke.com/Her site has lots of interesting projects with Swedish wools |
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