'Double Nuno' Scarf at Deb's- Part 2

Fulling the finished scarf.

                                        Side one features blocks of colorful wool...

                                                      ...and small islands...

                                         ...of brightly colored and patterned silk.

                                          Side two is composed of larger areas...

                                                                ...of colored...

                                                           ...and printed silk...

                                            ...and snipped-open circular areas...

                                             ...from the embedded paper rings.

                         Because it's made up of so many different prints and colors...

                               ...I think it will coordinate with lots of winter outfits! :)

'Double Nuno' Scarf at Deb's- Part 1

While I was in Iowa some months ago...

                                 ...visiting my sweet and very talented friend, Deb...

                                        ...I decided to experiment a bit with silk...

                                                           ...paper rings...

                                                              ...and wool!

                                          I fashioned a 'double nuno' sandwich...

                             ...with silk fabric as the 'bread' and wool as the 'filling'. 

                                     After wetting the project out with soapy water...

                                      ...I covered it with a layer of painters' plastic...

                                           ...in preparation for rubbing and rolling.

                                                 Next time: the finished scarf!

"Bovine Leopard" Scarf- Part 2 of 2

Mid-way through felting...

                             ...I check to see whether the scarf is shrinking evenly...

                                            ...and adjust any aberrant bits.

                                                           The dark wool...

                                                      ...from the 'bovine' side...

                                  ...is beginning to show through the patterned silk...

                                                 ...as the wool fibers migrate.

                                                 The finished scarf (cow side)...

                                                          ...and leopard side.

                                               A close-up of the finished texture.

                               Because it was made with only one thin layer of wool...

                                              ...the finished felt is quite light...

                                                                ...and soft.

                                                      This is an accessory...

                                        ...suitable for two very different moo ds! ;)

"Bovine Leopard" Scarf- Part 1 of 2

Laying out a long piece of patterned silk...

                                        ...in a red, black and white leopard print...

                              ...and covering it with a single layer of merino roving...

                                                ...in a rather bovine pattern! :)

                                                    Wetting the project out.

                         Because the length of silk is longer than the table in my studio...

                                    ...I roll the wool-covered areas in bubble wrap...

                    
                           ...pulling the remaining silk onto the table in the process...

                                                 ...and complete the layout.

                                   The entire scarf is wetted out with soapy water...

                                                       ...and rolling begins.

                                   Next time: the finished 'double animal' scarf. Grin.

Ruffled Silk Nuno Scarf- Part 2 of 2

As the felting continues...

                                     ...a lovely, nubbly texture begins to emerge...

                                         ...and the brightly colored silk hankies...

                                    ...begin to 'sing' on the wool side of the scarf. :)

          
                     You may recall this earlier project (shown below, on the right)...

                                          ...made from rust-colored, pleated silk?

                                      Both of the fabrics used are shown below...
                             
                             ...with today's pale blue piece just opposite the rust one.

                                          
                                      The dark lines, visible in the finished scarf...

                        
                        ...are areas where my wool 'tips' overlapped during layout.

                                                  The finished scarf (silk side)...

                                                          ...and wool side.                                                 

                                       Because only one layer of fiber was used...

                                 ...the finished scarf is quite soft and drapeable.

                               In these photos, the scarf looks bluer than it actually is.

                                (It's closer in color to the second photo in this post).

                                                        In a 'happy accident'...                      

                     ...the slightly scalloped scarf ends formed themselves during felting!