Fiber Festivals
What should you expect at a fiber festival? Wool in every form, dyes, yarns, and fiber art equipment, as well as plenty of inspiration from finished fiber art on display.
Category: Felting
“Twenties” Nuno Felt Scarf
Let’s make a nuno felt scarf! The Silk When my daughter moved out of state, she couldn’t take everything with her. She talked me into keeping a box of silk garments she’d rescued from...
Fibers Under a Microscope
Let’s get up close with some wool, silk, and mohair Nuno felt fibers. Really, really close. I’ll show you some fibers under a microscope. I always wanted to see the difference between types of...
Making a Gossamer Felted Scarf
I was curious. How thin could I make a wet felted scarf and still have it be durable? I’ve been playing with Nuno felt, which has a woven silk fabric as the base of...
Waste Wool Felt Experiment
I don’t even like the term “waste wool.” If I paid for a fleece I want to use all the fleece! But whenever I’ve used wool combs or flick carders there is some short,...
