Well remember at the top of my blog where I would show my mistakes? Well this last scarf was a big mess. I was using the super fine Merino that Jill Gully sells at Outback Fibers (great source of info, demos and material). My silk was a silk painted scarf that I cut into window panes. I laid out the scarf so that there were 4 panes of silk and the rest was covered in wool. I put light layers of wool around the edges of the silk so it would felt into the wool.
I am not totally sure where I went wrong but after I finished rolling it, I rinsed and slammed it in cold water to shock those fiber scales together. Immediately panes of silk came out of several areas of the scarf. As I opened it and put the slightest pressure on the scarf, all the silk panes came out. Only 1 area of one pane seemed felted.
Now what did I do wrong? Probably several things but everything can be salvaged and used in other pieces so no real harm done
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Well, as I am not into fibers, I can't tell you what went wrong, but I can tell you I love the colors, and love that you are creating . . . does that help??? Becky
ps - maybe you did a fogiffi . . . and don't ask me what that is, but it's my word verification word, and it sounds like something that went slightly wrong! :o) B.
Becky, you always make me smile, thank you!
You are very welcome, Libby! I'm going to have my booth up at the GA. Mtn. Candle store in Dawsonville this Saturday. I don't have anything new since Purple Palooza, but if you are in the area, come up and see me!
I might Becky. Cynthia and I went up there last Sat. after the meeting and they were closed. Such a beautiful day, lots of people out driving, can't believe they were closed. Don't pick up a purple watch for me if they try to give it to you. I will explain later.
Sorry it didn't work out as the colors do look beautiful and the stain glass look would be very cool . Perhaps the painted silk had to tight of weave ? I gave up nuno felting anything that is tighter then chiffon or gauze as it never feels "secure" enough to me with tighter woven silks .
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