Felt workshop.

1st November

Today in my felt workshop i learned how to felt on more fine fabrics, normally i use muslin to make felt however this is to heavy weight. What i did was cart my wool and created a colour which i was happy with, i try to take a lot of time on this to get a perfect and strong colour, i then placed it on to of some bubble warp, i do my design and put some nylon netting on top. I pour the right amount of water on top and make sure all of the fibres are wet and i start rubbing with the palms of my hands for a couple of minutes. I then add soap to make the surface less ruff and i then turned over the muslin and do the same on the other side of the felt. I then peel away the felt and wash away the soap. When the felt is slightly dryer i begin to massage the felt to tighten the fibres. The more i rolled the felt the more the felt got more strong

To i also tried using more unusual materials and i also tried to link my project more with the felt, so i deiced to add metal in with the felt, i am very please with the results however, the felt can not grab on to the metal so it is very lose and sometimes falls away. I will try this technique again with the mesh as it has holes and the felt can grab on easier.