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“Nuno” is the
Japanese word for fabric. Nuno felt is a term that describes wool bonded to
fabric. This is also referred to as “laminated” felt. The resulting fabric
is lightweight with incredible drape and flexibility. The possibilities for
combining transparency, wonderful texture and layering of luxury fibers
creates fabric that is only limited by your imagination.
This
is an “all day” workshop where
we will create a Nuno felted scarf by felting merino fibers onto a fine silk
gauze base.
~This is a very "physical" class! Be sure and wear loose comfy
clothes with tennis shoes. Non-slip shoes and no sandals, please.
We will be rolling the felt in the matt four to five times. Each
"roll" will be about 5 minutes in length ~
Cost of class: $60.00 plus a $4.00
supply fee for your fabric
Skills you will
need to bring to class:
Preferably you will have completed the “Fabulous ‘Light as a Feather’ Felted
Scarf class, because you will bring techniques that you learn from that
class into this one.
Supplies
to bring
1. 3 ounces of Merino top or
roving. Must NOT be superwash! Can be natural or dyed.
2. Embellishments: fibers or yarns of your choosing such as silk, mohair,
tencel, alpaca, flash, etc. - bring your odds and ends!
3. Bring your felting kit: bubble mat, wet out cloth and plastic. I also
have these for sale in the shop if you need replacements or extras
4. 2 plastic squirt bottles (I will have extras to share as well)
5. plastic dish tub for rinsing your cloth
6. 2 panty hose legs
7. 2 thick thirsty towels
8. measuring tape or yardstick, marker
9. bring your energy and your boogie shoes!
CLASS TOPICS
REVIEW ON FELTING
FIBERS
1. Selecting base fibers for
nuno migration
2. Notes on dyeing both fabric and fibers
NUNO DESIGN
1. Single sided Nuno, double
sided Nuno
2. Planning for open spaces
3. Fabric - to dye or not? Design decisions...
4. Texture effects of felted areas versus open spaces
5. Making a template
LAYOUT
1. Edge layouts and
treatments
2. Drafting
3. Directionality in layouts
4. Fringe considerations
5. When you need to veil your embellishments
6. The importance of water temperature and why
7. Proper wet-out technique
FELTING
1. Rolling up, mat rolling,
wax on/wax off, grasshopper!
2. How to create migration (first we migrate, then we felt!)
3. How to test for migration
4. Felting test
5. Managing edges, and spot felting
6. Fulling
FINISHING
TECHNIQUES
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