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A blog about nuno felted seamless garments and accessories, mah jongg jewelry, Studio 907, nuno felting workshops, Beth Marx, So Cal

50/50 mulberry silk / extra fine Australian merino wool, cotton gauze fabric. Length 83 1/2" (212 cm) Width 16 1/2" ( 42 сm) Weight 4,85 oz (136 gm)

Inspired by Esterhazy cake :) as example www.ruszwurm.hu/html/a_sk_eszterhazi_torta.html merino, silk chiffon fabric, 50/50 merino/silk yarn Back side

I have been wanting to try this for YEARS! As usual, I collect “stuff” before hand, as I just know that I will do this someday. Well, well, someday finally came! I drove to The Tin Thim…

Gorgeous Pacific Grove (Monterey, CA) was the site of the nuno felting and eco printing January 2013 workshops given by Irit Dulman and Vilte Kazlauskaite who came all the way from Israel and Lithuania respectively. These two amazing ladies hooked up several years ago and have created magic, not only singularly, but together as well. Their work is stunning and absolutely breathtaking. I wanted to take the four day dress course where Vilte was teaching how to make a nuno felted seamless dress followed by Irit instructing how to eco print it. The class was full but lucky me was able to arrange two days of one on one private workshops with each of the ladies. Of course the time zoomed by but they were both incredible teachers and I ate up everything they had to say. In my two days with them, we didn't actually make a dress but I got enough information to go home and try it...and boy did I ever (future posts). Because of the time and scheduling constraints, I actually met with Irit to do eco dyeing before felting with Vilte. Given this I came prepared with some of my own felted pieces along with some wool and silk yardage. Here we are folding the fabric and making our bundles with fresh eucalyptus leaves. Irit is preparing the dye bath by cutting leaves and stems of eucalyptus. She then used the garden hose to fill the pot with water and threw in about a cup of vinegar. This is cincerea eucalyptus which produces beautiful reds. We simmered the dye bath for about an hour before we added our bundles. The incomparable, talented and beautiful Irit Dulman. Irit taking the bundles out of the dye pot. We only had time to leave the in for a few hours but time is your friend and the longer they can stay in, the better. The bundles are initially held in place with rubber bands and then tightly wrapped with string. Wool takes to the eco printing so beautifully. In my one day with Vilte, I learned how to manipulating silk fabric. Shibori techniques on silk fabric Me and Vilte Vilte is amazing, gorgeous, talented and so bright.

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Feutre, laine mérinos, mohair. Roche - Ardèche. Nuno soie et laine recto, verso. Feutre soie et laine travaillées à l'Embellisher, broderie main Laine sur molleton, piqué libre Nuno soie et laine, teinture micro-ondes Nuno dentelle et laine Feutre de laine, fils fantaisies Nuno mousseline de soie et laine, galets en feutre. Galets en feutre, embellis de dentelle, tricot. Galets Lapilli - Equateur Feutre de laine, broderie avec fils de laine épais.

50/50 Extrafine Australian merino wool / mulberry silk, tencel top, wool locks, silk yarn, silk fiber, silk gauze fabric, cotton gauze fabric. Length 82 3/4" (210 cm) Width 18 1/2" (47 сm)

50/50 Extra fine Australian merino wool / mulberry silk, silk ponge fabric. Length 28 1/3" (72 cm) Width 6" - 7 1/2" (15-19 сm) Weight 2,15 oz (61 gm)

How to create Silk Paper by Nancy Ballesteros Silk paper is capable of capturing the intense lustre and beauty of silk fibres but it is not considered a true sheet of laid paper. A shimmering sheet of the silk paper … Continue reading →

Nunofelt jacket made from recycled fabrics

Join Sharon and Hannah as The Tin Thimble talks tips and tricks for nuno felting with cotton cheesecloth and achieving a more casual look.

How to Felt Wool - Nuno Felting Method is Part 3 of my Wet Felting Technique Series. Basic Wool Felting, Cobweb Felting and Lattice Felting

Nuno felting is a technique developed in 1994 by the textile artists Polly Stirling and Sachiko Kotaka. By manipulating a small amount of wool fiber through a base fabric, they learned they could create a felted fabric with characteristics quite different from traditional felt. Nuno felt is thin, lightweight and drapeable. A similar process to wet wool felting, Nuno felting brings 2 different materials together to create a whole new textured fabric. While I was in Tucson for the Crystallized workshops, one class that I attended was Nuno felting. Follow along with my how-to photos to make some of your own! Step 1: start out with a base fabric (silk organza) a bit larger than the desired shape and size (the final product will shrink). Lay out a towel to keep your surface area dry and bubble wrap with bubbles face-up. Step 2: place a thin layer of merino wool roving over the base fabric using a shingling method (overlapping each section slightly) Experiment with designs. Step 3: place a piece of tulle over the entire piece. Step 4: Sprinkle the piece with a water and olive oil soap mixture. We used empty plastic bottles with sprinkle holes in the cap for the water mixture. Use your hands to pat the mixture into the piece. note: the piece should not be drenched with water, just slightly showered. Monica came around with an exterminator spray container and misted each of our pieces. She uses this when she is making many pieces at once. Step 5: with a styrofoam pool noodle cut down to size, loosely roll the piece up—the bubble wrap, base fabric, roving and tulle. Step 6: secure the roll around the noodle—we tied it up with panty hose. Step 7: roll on a flat surface, starting with both hands to elbows and back, about 100 times. Step 8: unroll and lift up the tulle to check the piece. The roving should have started to connect to the base fabric. Step 9: roll everything back up tightly this time and roll 100 times again. Step 10: Repeat steps 8 & 9. Step 11: after about 300 rolls, the piece should be almost completely connected to the silk organza. The final "felting" step is to lay the entire piece out, and with a more concentrated oil olive soap/ water mixture, sprinkle on and rub soap and fibers against the bubble wrap. The back side on the base fabric should begin to ripple when the roving is completely attached. Step 12: when complete, it should resemble this texture. Delicately rinse the piece under running water and soak in a vinegar/water solution for 15 minutes. Step 13: hang dry. Monica and Pat, the wonderful Nuno felt instructors, wearing their handmade scarves!

FELTING * NUNO FELTING * WET FELTING TUTORIAL * INSTRUCTIONS * DECORATING * MOHAIR FLEECE SCARF * FELTED CLOTHES * This is a TUTORIAL for making a very light felted lacy scarf with holes decorated with mohair fleece. Perfect for summer parties or any special occasion. Suitable for beginners! The tutorial covers every aspect: choosing materials, wool layout, decor, felting and finishing processes. There are even two sets of felting instructions - one for rolling and one for using a sander. I made two scarves to provide you options. This is a good place to start if you have some (even very little) wet felting experience but have never worked with fleece before. This is a 20 page tutorial with more than 40 pictures. I recommend you view it at 200% resolution to see every detail. This tutorial will guide you all the way to make sure you succeed in your first attempt even if you have very little experience. If you'd like to buy the same materials I use in my work, I have a great news for you. My husband opened an etsy store GaliBaba. He will be offering many more products soon at the best price on the market. Check it out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/GaliBaba * BONUS * Free surprise bonus tutorial is included! All digital downloads are not refundable, Once a PDF file has been downloaded, you can not get a refund, so please read the listing carefully. Purchase of this tutorial entitles you to print one for yourself, but not to share it with others. You are allowed to sell (except on etsy.com) any items you make from my tutorials as long as it's not mass production. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Thank you for visiting my shop! Galina

Two weeks ago my friend Antoinette and I got together in her beautiful backyard to batik some silk fabric which we would later nuno felt. For more information on the batik process click HERE. Yesterday we got together at my house for the nuno felting portion of our textile adventure. I had hand dyed some wool roving and other silks to coordinate with the batiks we did. I started off with a piece of the batiked silk 132" long by 19" wide and after the felting process, the finished scarf was 89" long by 10 1/2" wide. I am so pleased with all the texture, the color and the drape. This scarf is beautiful and so different on both sides. The one side mainly shows the batik fabric texturized from the wool roving that was placed on the other side. The reverse side shows all the other elements I added in - the wool roving, the silks, ribbons, cut up and repurposed UFO knitting projects, etc. Here's the finished scarf/shawl Antoinette with our batiked silk fabric Hand dyed silks and wool roving added to the batiked fabric Lay out for the scarf. It shrunk 33% in length and 45% in width. Below are a few more pics of the finished scarf/shawl which can be worn in so many fun ways.

Details- Material- 100% Merino soft wool,100% Mulberry silk Color- Mint Green and Pumpkin / Orange Length- 24 Inches ( 61 cm) Width- 6 Inches ( 15 cm ) well fit for a neck up to 18 in (46 cm). Embellishment - unique Floral ruffled Pin For more information read my profile. Thank you

50/50 extra fine Australian merino wool / mulberry silk, silk chiffon fabric. Length 67” (170 cm) Width 11 1/2” ( 29 сm) Weight 3,7 oz (100 gm)

How to Felt Wool - Nuno Felting Method is Part 3 of my Wet Felting Technique Series. Basic Wool Felting, Cobweb Felting and Lattice Felting

I actually used a lacey type material instead of the usual silk for this nuno scarf

For the first installment of my Felting Fridays post, we're going to go over everything there is to know about felting needles.

Isn’t She Lovely? Oh, and the dress too, of course! A gorgeous nuno felted dress in a stunning hue of blue for the mother of a bride…she is going to float all day! Silk chiffon, very th…