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Hot and Wet Fibers
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I ordered it from www.ArtQuiltingSupplies.com in Canada for $33.70 USD shipping included.
I've been wanting to try stitching on metal. Thanks for the recommendation for This Lustr'd Cloth. Found and ordered it from a Canadian company, Running with Scissors. Good price. Every where else was either out of stock or ridiculously expensive ...
Hi, Cami.
If you want to needle felt directly into canvas, first do a test piece to see if the wool will hold in the canvas. If it is difficult to pull out after it has been well needled in, it will probably hold. Another thing you can do is to ir...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/felt
Out of curiousity, I did a google search with the terms "felted-definition." This is what google came up with.
http://www.apparelsearch.com/Definitions/Fabric/felt_definition.htm
http://www.merriam-webster.com...
List your blogs here, plus helpful links, plus problem solve with the rest of us.
Do you love to felt? Wet felters and needle felters can connect here!
For those crazy people that like the cutting edge of experimental Fiber. Lutradur, Pelmet Vilene, Tyvek, Textiva or Cello-Fx, fusable and meltable media that can be manipulated, woven or constructed into a piece of art.
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- What fiber skills do you have?
- wet and dry felting, arrt quilts, mixed media textile art, knitting, crochet, sewing.
- What countries have you lived in/visited?
- Live USA. Have visited France, Italy, several Caribbean Islands.
- What languages do you speak?
- English, poor French.
- Your Blog:
- http://www.judithstadler.blogspot.com
- What would you like to see happen here on Fiber Focus?
- Artist's work, announcements of competitions, shows,
- How did you find out about our group? Do you know anyone else here?
- Google search
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 11:58pm on June 2, 2009,
Morna Crites-Moore said… - I agree with you that felting is a process that can be applied to fibers other than wool. For example, rabbit hair is very amenable to being felted. Here is a link to an interesting article about felted hats:
http://www.thehatsite.com/felt.html
I include it because it talks specifically about Wool felt, Fur Felt, and Beaver Felt. So ... there are at least three types of felt!
I make felted wool (or fulled wool) from old sweaters ... same process as typical wet felting: hot water, soap, agitation. Some people, usually hard-working wet felters, get hideously bent out of shape when I call it felted wool, wanting it to only be referred to as fulled wool. But, technically, either description is correct. It is the process of the fibers interlocking that is correctly called felting. If the fibers have already been woven, then it can ALSO be called fulling, but does not need to be exclusively called fulling. Similarly, when you are using needles to "smash" those fibers together, you are felting the wool and the end product is wool felt or felted wool. As you probably already know, but I'll say it anyway for those who might not, historians usually surmise that the first wool felt came about because early people used wool wrapped around their feet for warmth, then wrapped other fibers around the wool. The action of the feet perspiring (moisture) and stamping (agitation) created the felt. Also, if you think about it, dreadlocks are a sort of felt made from human hair. :)
- At 9:37am on June 1, 2009,
Connie Volkman said…
- Yea, another Cat lover. We could probably start a group on just cats.
Welcome Judith to Fiber Focus and "Hot and Wet." I sent you and the members a letter this morning and hope you get deeply involved with fun stuff like melting things with heat and /or water. Talk to you again soon.
Connie
- At 11:02am on May 31, 2009,
Rayela Art said…
- Welcome, Judith! I took a look at your blog. You are busy, busy, busy! You'll fit right in here. There are some tips on how to use the site under "Notes" on the front page. You'll also see a list of shows there that is constantly updated.
Every member here has a blog that is linked to the front page, a nice way to introduce yourself and to keep us updated on your news. You can change the template of your page to reflect your tastes. Do load some photos soon as that is how most people start connecting. And, join any groups or discussions that interest you. We are happy to have you! Jump in and make yourself at home!
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On-line Lino-cutting Course
September 21, 2009 at 6pm to November 8, 2010 at 7pm – on-line
The lino cuttinc course consists of three lessons delivered at fortnightly intervals as a pdf file. The lessons contain exercises to intitally introduce you to lino-cutting and build up your skills...
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