by Linda Irving | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Felt Wearables
Tunic part 2!During the Spring Fling At Home week I am sharing an ongoing project I’m expreimenting with! Yesterday I nuno felted some pre painted silk which is on the previous blog post and today I dipped into my archives of silk to find some rather lovely...
by Linda Irving | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Felt Wearables
During this Spring Fling At Home week I am aiming to share daily work from my studio!Today, I am upcycling some silk kindly gifted to me by a friend. Nuno in Japanese means cloth and to nuno felt means to bond loose wool fibres onto fabric, such as silk, creating a...
by Linda Irving | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Felt Wearables, Gallery, Work for Sale
This is a new collection of nuno felted scarves. I have hand dyes the habitai silks using French batik dyes and then used merino fibre and silk threads, mulberry silks and silk hankies to felt one side. This gives a double sided effect. Each scarf has its own flower...
by Linda Irving | Jan 20, 2020 | Blog, Comunity Projects, Events, Felt Wearables, Workshops
Today, I spent a wonderful time with Deborah and Jacqueline teaching nuno felted scarves. These ladies had not wet felted before and wanted to jump straight into the challenge! Well done both of you for making these wonderful creations. We hand dyed the silk using a...
by Linda Irving | Aug 9, 2019 | Felt Wearables, Gallery
Feeling very inspired by my visit to Dunblane to teach at Scottish Felters Summer School I made this nuno felted scarf with merino and various silks onto cotton organza! called ‘Sea Urchin’ ! Very Boho and versatile to wear, lightweight with gorgeous locks to add the...
by Linda Irving | Feb 9, 2019 | Blog, Felt Wearables, Gallery
‘Red Botanic’ – Still feeling feel cosy! The red pair of handwarmers have added sheet of Liberty print silk nuno felted in to the cuff, see reverse photo, as well as some prefelt leaves made prominent by hand embroidery. The fibre is merino, some drum carded...
