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Post by lindsay on Dec 1, 2020 9:32:13 GMT
I’ve just made this vase cover. I used Italian silk I bought in a charity shop (of course!) which proved to be very reluctant to felt in. It took some persuading! You can see from the first photo there’s a little patch bottom left that hasn’t felted in. Should I add a few small stitches (with small beads?) or just leave it as it is?
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Dec 1, 2020 9:33:39 GMT
Post by lindsay on Dec 1, 2020 9:33:39 GMT
This is the other side (for info!)
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Post by lyn on Dec 1, 2020 10:55:06 GMT
It's beautiful! I love the colours and I like the front with its partial pattern. What a lucky find the silk was. (I'd leave the patch alone.)
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 1, 2020 15:33:09 GMT
I agree, it is a beautiful piece. I can't see the area needing attachment in the photo so leaving it alone will draw less attention.
I have to say that on my phone, I couldn't see the patch at all. Now on the larger screen of my desktop, I can see it but I still think it's fine the way it is.
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Post by Karen on Dec 1, 2020 15:46:27 GMT
That’s beautiful Lindsay and I agree with Lyn and Ruth, I would be tempted to leave that little patch as it is. It all adds to the uniqueness of the piece.
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Dec 1, 2020 23:54:46 GMT
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Post by lindsay on Dec 1, 2020 23:54:46 GMT
It's beautiful! I love the colours and I like the front with its partial pattern. What a lucky find the silk was. (I'd leave the patch alone.) Thank you, Lyn. Yes, the silk pattern is quite unusual. The partial flower pattern is part of the design (as opposed to me being creative!). It came with info stapled to it (which is how I know it’s Italian) so probably a sample.
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 2, 2020 2:35:03 GMT
I will join the choir and sing for not doing anything to the spot. The vase cover looks great. It always amazes me how the pattern stays even with the shrinking.
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Dec 2, 2020 7:54:05 GMT
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Post by lindsay on Dec 2, 2020 7:54:05 GMT
Thank you all for your comments. I’m going to leave it as it is! I will pop it on the gallery shelf tomorrow and see whether anyone wants to buy it. If it doesn’t go I will probably tinker later.
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Post by charley on Dec 2, 2020 19:10:14 GMT
Is the pattern all from the scarf that you used? I don't really understand nuno felting very well. Is the wool/fibre place on top of the scarf, or the other way round? Can any type of material that scarves are made from be used? I love the vase holder that you have made.
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Post by lindsay on Dec 2, 2020 23:11:48 GMT
Is the pattern all from the scarf that you used? I don't really understand nuno felting very well. Is the wool/fibre place on top of the scarf, or the other way round? Can any type of material that scarves are made from be used? I love the vase holder that you have made. Thank you, Charley Yes, on this occasion, the pattern is all from the silk. I laid 4 thinnish layers of fibre around my resist then wrapped a single piece of the silk around the wetted fibres. It’s quite high risk in that there’s always going to be a join where the ends of the silk meet but instead of cutting the ends straight I cut around a piece of the print so it doesn’t show much and it helps that the print is not too regular. I could have put the silk down first then the fibre but it would have been more difficult to stop the silk moving around underneath the wool. And of course I’d have to have turned it inside out at the end anyway to be able to see the silk Nuno felting just means wet felt that includes fabric. You can add it on the top, bottom, sandwiched between wool layers, in scraps, patches, sheets or whatever you like. They all have different effects and uses. Which fabrics felt is a big question. In very broad terms, natural fibres tend to felt better than synthetic, but there are lots of other variables. Looser weave fabrics usually felt more easily than dense ones (the wool fibres need to penetrate through the fabric). Some people use a ‘blow’ test: hold the fabric up & blow. If you can feel the air coming through the other side it’s loose enough to felt. Other people argue that you can felt pretty much anything so long as you go slowly and try hard enough. The best way of knowing if and how a fabric will felt is to make a sample and see what happens. There’s a lot more information and discussion on these boards about all of the above and more plus plenty of online advice and tutorials. Why not have a go: you can get some amazing effects.
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Post by charley on Dec 3, 2020 19:55:46 GMT
Thank you so much for that explanation Lindsay. This is something I want to try definitely, and you make it sound so achievable.
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Post by lindsay on Dec 3, 2020 20:50:22 GMT
Thank you so much for that explanation Lindsay. This is something I want to try definitely, and you make it sound so achievable. That’s great. Just have a go. Start small. The best starting point is some loose weave silk or cotton. Use tepid water to start off and work gently at first. And do let us know how you get on. We all started somewhere and enjoy seeing others’ progress.
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Post by Pandagirl on Dec 4, 2020 17:58:13 GMT
Gorgeous Lindsay,
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Post by lindsay on Dec 31, 2020 10:33:23 GMT
An update: this vase sold in the gallery shop, which I was happy about. The opportunities to sell have, like life in general, been a roller coaster recently with shops closing, opening and closing again (for the sake of brevity I’ve missed a few openings and closings out!).
Happily the gallery was open for long enough to sell some things, including this vase which was bought as a gift. I hope the recipient liked it!
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Post by lyn on Dec 31, 2020 16:37:17 GMT
Yay! Kerching!
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