flowers: Re: [machine_needle_felting] Re: More on subject to get things rolling-nuno felting

I've done nuno, and no, the roving does not need to be felted into place. It is held there by water until the pressure of the rolling and agitation pushes it through the base fabric. It is a type of wet felting.

Where you say there is no wool but the silk is puckered is actually small pieces of roving migrated into the silk, which makes it pucker. Very small strands of roving.

Nuno is a hard and time consuming thing to do, I'm surprised that they were only charging 35 for scarves..to me thats a downright steal. it can take upwards of a couple of hours or more of hard pushing and rolling to achieve nuno. Some people cheat by using a hand sander, as it can be hard on your arms, but hand sanders dont offer as much control over the end result.

I guess though price depends on the market and economy where it is being sold.

On May 22, 2012, at 7:29 AM, "Sylvia" <slanza_mit@yahoo.com> wrote:

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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> biased) , then it is perfect. It dos seem to be a fashionable thing right
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