Nuno Felting (part 1):
I spread out the habotai silk and began putting pieces of merino wool roving in strategic places. Open areas will pucker and display the silk, covered areas will be woolly. Yes, that is a long piece of bubble wrap on the floor. The bubbles provided just the right amount of agitation to make felt!
I added embellishments (like the fringe you see here), making sure to sandwich them between merino fibers so they will felt into the piece and become part of the fabric.
When I was staisfied with the layout, I covered the whole thing with a layer of tulle to keep everything in place. At that point, the wool roving would stir with any breeze.
I covered the whole project with soapy water. The slickness of the soap helps the wool fibers migrate through the silk when agitated later.
After the whole project was saturated, the wool no longer floated away and I was able to remove the tulle and get to work! Read on for Part 2: Agitation. This scarf is now for sale on etsy!
These are the most beautiful one of a kind scarves I've ever seen. At a craft fair I bought 2 because I just could not make a choice! The flowers are wonderful alone, but I use mine on the scarf. They make a plain old sweater and jeans into a fabulous outfit and a nice dress into a masterpiece. The artist is as nice as her work is unique.
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