honest its easy
just lay down a section of roving on the bottom section for the scarf allowing is to hang bellow the bottom by at least six inches, it only needs to be about one inch wide.
do several along the bottom don't be too pernickerty about length and width as it adds to the design.
you will have some roving both under and over the top of the fringed sections so that the roving can be felted securely in place.
damp it all down and include the fringed sections start to felt the top of the fring areas along the scarf edge.
once the hanging trheds are secured you can begine to eofk onthe fringes themselves, make bubble and place some saran wrap on top of them or wear rubber gloves and begin to gently twist and rub the stands do not rub up and down we do not want balls. just get teh roving to felt into long strands some thick and some thin lok at the photo of the scarf in my albuem so you understand what i mean.
when rolling everything up to do a more deeper felting take care to roll the fringes so thay are not curled up.
once it comes to the part where you are washing in hot and cold then agin make sure the strands are worked well.
if you want to make a deeper statement then use your sewing machine and place some gold thread in the bobbin and with the scarf FACE down begin to free motion along the edge of the scarf.
WHY DID I SAY PUT IT IN THE BOBBIN ?
because most machines do not like the metalic threads but if you put the thread into the bobbin and work the fabric face down you can actually get it to accept the thread and sew out ok, Yea I know its sneaky but it works. just thread a bright yellow or orange thread through the top of the needle and look at the results you can also use the slightly thicker embroidery threads this way too
annie in the uk
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