Friday, October 1, 2010

My First Nuno Felt Bolero

Inspired by the likes of brave felters, such as my friend Joni Cornell I made my first one piece garment. While not seamless, that's next, it's the largest wearable piece I've made so far. But I sense it's only the beginning. I rolled it, a lot. I fulled it, a lot. Towards the end I was rubbing and trying it on, then rubbing a little here, a little there to adjust the fit and trying it on again, until I was pleased with the custom fit those final subtle adjustments provided. What would take stitching and ripping and re-stitching in a sewn garment, is accomplished with spot fulling.








10 comments:

  1. Wow Arlene this is terrific and I love the color!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hey I didn't even read the above comment as I was directed to your page from FB. Only saw it when I came back for another look. You honor me so much I'm blushing (lol).
    Seamless is easy - just a bit extra work to sew the seams on the outside and cover with wool...Look forward to seeing your next garment Arlene.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I LOve the colours, patterns & textures... its really gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Beautiful connection textile and wool. Lovely colours!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow, very inspiring! I haven't seen a one piece wearable art piece. I love it! And thanks for putting it on your blog. I don't know anyone nearby (yet) that does felting, and it's very helpful to see the projects you work on and hear about certain suppliers. Thanks :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Just stunning colours! I am on the verge of trying one myself! Are you nuno felting into silk chiffon or is it just Merino? Really gorgeous...

    ReplyDelete
  7. The carrier fabric is silk chiffon, and the hand dyed wool roving is Polworth.

    ReplyDelete
  8. OLÁ, MUITO LEGAL ESSE. MUITO COLORIDO. MURAS PEÇAS LINDAS. PARABÉN. VOU SEGUIR SEU BLOG. SIGA ME TAMBÉM. UM ABRAÇO


    http://namorarpelanetpodedarcertosim.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete