Nuno experiments

[lindsay]

I’ve just read Ruth’s blog post about nuno felting with mystery fabric and decided to post 3 nuno experiments I’ve done recently with various fabrics. I often buy charity shop scarves (I may have mentioned this before!) 💭 thinking ... I wonder how that would felt. 

I think my favourite was this green knitted mohair / synthetic mix 

www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/50447046

which came out looking like moss. I will definitely use that for something which calls for moss. 

www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/50447048

I also liked this mercerised wool blue & white scarf  - here showing shrinkage

www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/50447052

which I made into a few drinks mats 

www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/50447054

And finally a silk/rayon mix scarf. I assume the flowery stripes are silk & the rest rayon. 

www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/50447066

It felted well but I’ve no idea what I’m going to do with that one. 

www.ipernity.com/doc/2373440/50447068

[wolgelukkig]

Lovely results Lindsay, thanks for sharing.

[Karen]

You’ve got some interesting results there Lindsey. I particularly like the look of the silk and rayon.

[MTRuth]

Interesting experiments! It's fun to see how they turned out. I guess I need to check out the thrift stores more often 😬

[lindsay]

Oct 29, 2020 13:22:04 GMT MTRuth said:

Interesting experiments! It's fun to see how they turned out. I guess I need to check out the thrift stores more often 😬

It’s certainly an inexpensive way of buying fabric. I also rather like the randomness of it. I see things that spark my curiosity that I would never have looked for in a fabric shop. Plus you’re supporting good causes; what’s not to like?! 

[Shepherdess]

The green mohair has a great texture. the black stripes are nice. the grey is really nice. If you have more of the scarf then it's nice to put across the end of a scarf or cut it into strips and put it down the middle or wrap it around a felt pot.

[flights]

Thank you for sharing those results - what wonderful finds! I really love your moss - quite jealous, in fact!

[lindsay]

Oct 30, 2020 22:32:13 GMT Shepherdess said:

The green mohair has a great texture. the black stripes are nice. the grey is really nice. If you have more of the scarf then it's nice to put across the end of a scarf or cut it into strips and put it down the middle or wrap it around a felt pot.

Some good ideas, Thanks. Yes, I only used a 20 x 20 cm square of the grey so I’ve got nearly a whole scarf-full! 

[lindsay]

Nov 2, 2020 8:47:08 GMT flights said:

Thank you for sharing those results - what wonderful finds! I really love your moss - quite jealous, in fact!

Thank you, Flights. Yes, the mossy one is great, isn’t it. I will probably add it to something that looks like a branch or tree stump. I was trying to copy a photo from a blog I wrote but I’ve only managed to copy the link. If you scroll down you will see what I mean. 

feltingandfiberstudio.com/2020/03/01/3d-wet-felting-experiments-part-two/

[lyn]

Oh no! Lockdown again - no charity shops ... again!

Great results Lindsay - particularly like the way the last one felted in.

[lindsay]

Nov 2, 2020 12:06:18 GMT lyn said:

Oh no! Lockdown again - no charity shops ... again!

Great results Lindsay - particularly like the way the last one felted in.

I know! I have 2 very large boxes full of charity shop scarves that would take me years to work through though so I think I should be ok for supplies 😅. 

Thanks for the comments. 

[Pandagirl]

Great experiments Lindsay! It’s always fun to experiment.

[Shepherdess]

we keep going up and down levels here. We just went down again today so people can go to gyms and indoor dining(with very limited numbers and no booze past 9:00)but no strip clubs. The strippers are very uspet they are singled out. They don't understand why. LOL