Shirley and I met up with Geesje and Pat at Annette's cosy studio to try a type of wet wool felting called "Nuno Felting". Annette has the best studio for doing this kind of messy craft. She has converted a shed in her yard into a studio with a wood stove. Very cosy. It even sports a chandelier for its main light source!!
To Nuno felt you lay out whisps of wool (we used Merino, a very soft and fine wool) on top and bottom of a sheer piece of silk fabric. You then soak this sandwich with soapy water, roll it up in bubble wrap and agitate it by rolling back and forth a total of 400 times.
The entire process took between 2 to 3 hours. The scarves are beautiful!!
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Laying whisps of wool roving on top of the silk fabric.
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| Pieces of dyed sheep wool locks that I added for design on my scarf. |
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| Geesje adding hot soapy water to her wool sandwich to assist with the felting. |
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The results!!
I neglected to get photos of us rolling the scarves 400 times. Guess I was too busy!
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The four of us in front of our finished pieces.
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| Annette's flower shop, another outbuilding on her farm. |
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