Each time I finished a sample, I thought of a similar, but different, one that I wanted to try. But I am getting very behind already and we are only in week 2.
Here are my week one experiments.
Silk on merino.
The yellow and blue are silk (noil?) on green merino. I hate the green and the silk looks pretty sad, so plan on over-dyeing this.
Alpaca on merino. My alpaca has a bit of vegetation in it, which drives me crazy.
The alpaca has an interesting feel to it and a soft halo.
Merino on Jacob.
Merino on Corriedale
Nuno felting silk fabrics
Pleated silks on merino.
I better get working on week 2!
I've been seriously considering taking an on-line class from Fiona Duthie. Your samples look great!!
ReplyDeleteI am taking the surface design class. I have been very impressed with the amount of material she has provided for weeks 1 and 2. I definitely think it is worth the price, especially since up to now I am self-taught on felting.
ReplyDeleteLooks like another class will be offered in September which I'm going to register for.
DeleteI will be posting more samples as the class progresses. I really like the current one (laying half-felted on my work table).
ReplyDeleteI like these experiments. I even liked the green one. Looking forward to Part 2. What is merino?
ReplyDeleteMerino is a type of wool. It has very fine (thin) and felts more easily than a lot of other wools.
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