Wool Felt - Page 3

Posted by nzlstar* on December 29, 2006, 2:40 pm

hi Patti,
i ruined at a sweater that way yrs and yrs ago when i'd never had a wool
garment before.
not in the dryer but put it thru the gentle cycle on the washer and thot it
would be ok, oops.
oh well, live and learn, eh. shame i didnt know bout this method back then,
lol.

have you seen what you can do with needle felt technique?
using a barbed needle, lay wool from the ball or if you've got some wispy,
for lack of a better word at this early hour of the morning, then punch the
needle in and out til the top yarn and background piece merge into one unit.
hard to explain but it works on various background fabs. i got some needles
and top wool at Houston but havent got round to trying it just yet. oh and
you need something to lay it all on while doing it...like a brush or sponge
that wont grab the needle but lets the needle pass in and out as its being
punched.
oh crap, someone else splain this better than i'm trying now, lol.
sorry, too early here, brain not into gear yet.
i'll try to find a website for ya.
it looks a bit like painting with wool if you're clever enough with shading
etc. they showed it on denim and sweatshirts at Houston, very clever use to
embellish something plain. :)
http://www.clover.co.jp/world/english/fancywork/felting/felting.html
heres the clover site. they show the multiple needle tool. i hope the single
needles i got work as well just probly take me longer to achieve a similar
result. oh well.
another site with more pix using the same tool.
http://www.betzwhite.com/blog/2006/08/needle-felting-new-tool.html
hth a wee bit. have fun!
cheers,
jeanne
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Posted by Patti S on December 29, 2006, 5:53 pm

Hi Jeanne!
I've just kind of "glanced" at the needle felting stuff...... haven't
really read any tutorials on it, or seen anything demonstrated. But DO
let me know when you try it... I'd like to hear "first hand" how
difficult it is, and how it turns out.
Have you tapped into your stash from "the States" yet????

Patti in Seattle

From: fancyfroggin@unpickit.com (nzlstar*) wrote:

hi Patti,
i ruined at a sweater that way yrs and yrs ago when i'd never had a wool
garment before.
not in the dryer but put it thru the gentle cycle on the washer and thot
it would be ok, oops.
oh well, live and learn, eh. shame i didnt know bout this method back
then, lol.
have you seen what you can do with needle felt technique? using a barbed
needle, lay wool from the ball or if you've got some wispy, for lack of
a better word at this early hour of the morning, then punch the needle
in and out til the top yarn and background piece merge into one unit.
hard to explain but it works on various background fabs. i got some
needles and top wool at Houston but havent got round to trying it just
yet. oh and you need something to lay it all on while doing it...like a
brush or sponge that wont grab the needle but lets the needle pass in
and out as its being punched.
oh crap, someone else splain this better than i'm trying now, lol.
sorry, too early here, brain not into gear yet. i'll try to find a
website for ya.
it looks a bit like painting with wool if you're clever enough with
shading etc. they showed it on denim and sweatshirts at Houston, very
clever use to embellish something plain. :)
http://www.clover.co.jp/world/english/fancywork/felting/felting.html
heres the clover site. they show the multiple needle tool. i hope the
single needles i got work as well just probly take me longer to achieve
a similar result. oh well.
another site with more pix using the same tool.
http://www.betzwhite.com/blog/2006/08/needle-felting-new-tool.html hth a
wee bit. have fun!
cheers,
jeanne

Posted by Pat in Arkansas on December 29, 2006, 9:02 pm

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Thanks for all the info. I got a Babylock wool felter for Christmas,
and have been scouring the net.........After I get through our annual
New Year party I am going to spend a couple of days
experimenting........the sites you posted really have helped me
understand what can be done.......Many thanks.
Pat

Posted by Patti S on December 29, 2006, 5:58 pm

I don't think I've ever rummaged through clothes at a 2nd hand store
before, and I just had a great time! I'm amazed at the amount of
clothing "out there", that has no tags! What's up with that???
Anyway, I found some wonderful pieces. A couple of lovely jackets, 3
sweaters, 2 skirts and 1, very long coat. I've cut the buttons off and
have started the "ripping apart" process - and can I just tell ya -
"Eddie Bauer" wool jackets are VERY well made!

Patti in Seattle

Posted by teleflora on December 30, 2006, 8:29 pm

Every single time I do that, I come home and can't bear to cut up the
clothes! I found perfectly good wool jackets! They don't fit me or anyone
else I know, but I can't just cut them up. Same thing happened when I was
hunting plaid flannel for a Santa Claus thing I had going on for awhile.
Found tons of great flannel shirts! Ralph Lauren! Barely broken in.
Nothing wrong with them! Will they ever be worn in my house? NO! Doesn't
matter. Can't cut them up.

It's sad. It really is.

Cindy

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