Assembling my supplies:
...pale blue ruffled silk fabric...
...and variegated tencel and wool blend roving.
Laying out a single layer of fiber on the fabric surface...
...(in the direction that I desire shrinkage most)...
...and wetting the project out.
A dyed Mawata silk hankie...
...is stretched to form a 'spiderweb'...
...and applied to the surface of the wool.
The rubbing and rolling begins.
Fulling the partially felted project...
...helps to tighten the fibers and shrink the scarf.
Next time: felting continues.
6 comments:
The silk mawata looks so flimsy, it's amazing to think it will have any effect at all. Behold me intrigued...!
Rachel- The strands of silk are very fine, but they can pack a big color punch!
I love mawata silk - and that's very pretty colours .. I'll bet it's gonna look stunning so stretched and webby :) xx
Deborah--I like to add just a bit of embellishment, even on the 'wrong' side of the scarf. :)
What was the base silk? gauze? I love the simplicity of the one layer and then a touch of silk hankie.
Kathy- It wasn't a gauze...not that open-weave...more like a paj, maybe?
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