On the scarves I saw in Iceland. I wish I had taken a picture, but I had my husband with me.... (You know how that is). Perhaps these scarves were wet felted, but I will try to describe them as best I remember. The border around the scarf was all wool, but on the interior there were irregular shapes where there was no wool and the silk bubbled up a bit. I'm certain that a bit of needle felting was needed to hold the roving in place for wet felting. The arrangement of these "lacunae" were very attractive. I don't remember if the edges of the scarf were irregular or if they were trimmed. Then they were dyed using various techniques. At $35 and up I wasn't at liberty to bring home samples <grin>. Iceland is expensive, but unbelievably beautiful in its wild way.
I also saw jackets, vests and purses that were felted and embroidered. The variety was endless.
To the person who said she was dreaming of riding the Icelandic horses, there are a ton of horse treking opportunities out there, and many of the horse farms also take in tourists. 3/4 of the population lives in Reykjavik, so that means the rest of the country is pretty empty. The people there are very friendly and solid. Almost all speak English as a second language, but they relate to the Euro rather than the Dollar. However most people use their debit card, and for my whole week visit I didn't have any Icelandic Kroner.
Anyone on this list should make a field trip to Iceland to study the wool production.... In the Fall there is a sheep roundup to bring the sheep off the hills into the barns for the winter.
Sylvia
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--- In machine_needle_felting@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <ann@...> wrote:
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> nuno. All the needle felting on to silk I have ever seen always made a mess
> of the silk. That is unless you like distressed fabric ( I don't so I am
> biased) , then it is perfect. It dos seem to be a fashionable thing right
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