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| marigold |
Mongolian felt makinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ0uojUHYdAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzN_GwJfG0 
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| wellington womble |
There, Frewen. You don't need an embelisher, you need a mule. Where are you going to keep it? 
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| Frewen |
I did request a gelding as there was plenty enough space in the grounds of the summer school to ride it around...
...they couldn't find me one in time though 
There is an "alternative" felt making module in the C&G (she starts wondering )
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| marigold |
So when are we going to see some piccies of what you were up to last week Frewen?
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| Frewen |
When I can either get the images off my phone or take some decent pictures 
I will try again today - I made a couple of samples, a nuno wrap, a bag and a vessel (I don't like the vessel much but it met the requirements).
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| Cathryn |
At last a use for my horse. Save all that rolling and sloshing aound in soap. | ||
| marigold |
There's something about the word vessel that makes me squirm  . I've no idea why, but in in textile terms it always strikes me as wrong - in my mind a vessel should either float on water or be able to contain liquid, so it "can't" be made out of fabric  . Many textile artists would disagree with me though .
I'm looking forward to the pictures... |
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| Frewen |
I am not overly fond of the word either - what I made is an architectural "bowl" to my mind (whatever you call it - it's still horrible )
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| Jamanda |
What's a nuno wrap? | ||
| marigold |
I think nuno is a sort of felt where you bash fibres into a woven fabric background, and a wrap is a shawl in old-speak
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| Frewen |
Nuno felt - as Marigold says, is where the fibres are encouraged through the weave of a piece of fabric. When the fibres felt they pucker the fabric up.
It's lightweight and drapey but very strong
Polly Stirling is the Nuno queen (nuno means tissue of fabric in japanese I believe). It can shrink quite dramatically - sometimes up to 50% which makes laying out large pieces a bit tricky! |
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| dottyspots |
There's some lovely Nuno out there - just google to look at the pretty pictures (like anyone needs another time-sucker on here!) | ||
| Frewen |
Here's Nuno
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| sean |
As in: nuno nuno nuno nuno BATMAN....?
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| Cathryn |
very pretty. |
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| Frewen |
I have broad shoulders
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| Frewen |
This is what I made - and I don't like it - but I had to do it to prove technical "skill".
My tutor was awesome incidentally 
Front and back of clutch purse 
Vessel/architechtural bowl 
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| Cathryn |
I like the bottom one and they both look well made and finished. | ||
| Frewen |
I hate them both 
edited to say - there's nothing wrong with them technically... they just don't "jump" out at me
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| sean |
Thank heavens for that. Though they look as though they're quite difficult to have done which is presumably the point of the exercise. |
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| Frewen |
The wrap was the thing I really wanted to do - and I had lots of people looking and asking questions at the open workshop.
The other stuff is for the C&G - although I plan to redesign and reshow at the end
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| Cathryn |
Is the whole course going to be like this. Would be awful. Remember my Art A level having to do things that just didn't inspire me just to pass the exam. | ||
| Jamanda |
Is there a photo of the nuno thing? | ||
| Frewen |
Here's a up close - the wrap is on page one (although hung on a mens hanger which makes it look rather broad)
excuse the flash - it blanches the silk in some places
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| Jamanda |
That's pretty. Can you wear it? | ||
| Frewen |
Yes - either as a shawl, or of I embellish it and cut armholes, as a loose unstructured shrug 
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| marigold |
Mmm. I rather like the vessel/bowl... and it looks beautifully made. Love the shrug too . Not sure about the purse, but again it looks beautifully made. My inner embroiderer has ideas about embellishing the shrug.... In a totally tasteful way, of course. I'm not a fan of embellishment for the sake of it .
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| dottyspots |
I like the vessel too - I'm sure I could find space for it here
I've felted bowls, but I knit then felt, so you don't have the same level of control over them. I'm aware of the process of felting and have known 'professional' felters (I've worked in a contemporary crafts gallery), so I'm aware of the work that goes into 'proper' felt (and that's the bit that doesn't appeal!) I'll needle felt embellishment onto felted knitted items - again, needle felting can take ages, so I don't do a huge amount from scratch either (that and I'm rather accident prone and have had a needle felting needle go into my finger, really not pleasant with those barbs!) However, seeing your pieces reminded me that I've been planning to make a decorative felted sun for ages (it was supposed to be for midsummer) so I've started it now and what with everything else I need to get done, I might have it finished by next midsummer
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| Frewen |
You will post pictures won't you I love looking at other people's work.
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| dottyspots |
I've posted a pic of a felted bowl on Ravelry, although it could do with a shave and some embellishment - it's very simple, an absolute no brainer to make really - but a good stash buster, handy for keeping small odds and ends of yarn (that I'm currently using up making the little dolls).
I've started on the sun. It'll be two crocheted circles (spiralled) with triangles sandwiched inbetween. I'm currently trying to decide whether to join and then felt (leaving a hole to stuff) or to felt in separate pieces and then sew. Anyway, the plan once felted is to needle felt oranges into the main body of the sun, beaded blanket stitch around the edges and probably some beading to the main body of the sun to catch the light. If it works I think I might make some little stars to hang on the tree for Yule. I've seen some nice miniature knitted sock patterns out there to make mini hanging stockings with too (another good use for any odds and ends of yarn people may have left over - I will reduce my stash eventually!) |