I wrote the other day about laboring on Labor Day, forgetting how laborious a day of nuno felting is. I spent today (mostly ALL of today) creating 4 rather small pieces of nuno felt. Well, two of the pieces are actually scarves and the other two are smaller pieces to make in to brooches. It is not such a fun process, because it is so time-consuming and quite literally very HARD work, but it is indeed an interesting one. And I learned a few things through the process today:- I need a bigger variety of wool roving in many more colors!
- I like the effect of felting both sides of the silk chiffon better than just one side.
- But both sides have to use a light touch when applying the wool
- Cover ALL edges with wool - lightly, so the cut edge is "finished"
So here are the results of my day of laboring with silk and wool, soap and water, plastic sheeting, solar pool covering, and a pool noodle - and a HUGE amount of elbow grease!
