Craftswomen who have already mastered the technique of felting wool sometimes begin to experiment with felting on different products. One of the results of such experiments was technology - Nunovoil. Some believe that this is the name of the technique of felting silk onto wool. In fact, almost any fabric can be used for this technique if necessary.
How to quickly felt wool onto fabric?
In needlework, the nunovelt technique can be useful in a wide variety of cases.
The fabric is used to decorate bags, outerwear or jewelry. This way you can create a texture or pattern. Some craftswomen roll knitwear with a pattern so that the finished product has a beautiful pattern.
So that the finished item is made with high quality, serves for a long time and does not wear out, it is necessary to choose the right method of embedding.
There are two methods of felting:
- dry;
- wet method.
If the finished product will be actively used, washed and subject to temperature changes, it is better to choose the wet method.
The sequence of actions in this case is as follows:
- The canvas is laid out on the finished product.
- Wool is laid out along the edges to match the fabric. For thin materials, 2 layers are sufficient. The first unfolds horizontally, the second – vertically. There is no need for the 2nd layer to extend far beyond the edges, otherwise excess volume will form.
- The fabric and canvas are moistened with a soap solution and bubble wrap is applied (bubbles down).
- Next, the process of felting and distribution of moisture over the surface begins.
- Then you can go through the VSM machine. To felt thin material, 30 seconds is enough on a small surface of the fabric.
- After VSM, the material is rolled into a roll and rolled. No additional operations are required.
- The fabric is dried and ironed.
The dry method is suitable for items that will be cleaned by hand. This could be shoes, jewelry, decorative panels or three-dimensional objects.
For dry felting you will need a set of needles and an applicator. It is better to use imported needles, and to avoid injuring your fingers, buy rubber thimbles.
What fabric does wool mat well with?
Wool fits well with any natural material. For beginners, it is better to start with loose fabrics that have visible weaving.
It is traditionally believed that nunovelting is the process of felting wool onto silk. Silk has the necessary texture, plus it is a light and beautiful material. Therefore, it is convenient to start your practices with it. Natural silk has a peculiarity: when wetted with water, it shrinks. Therefore, textiles are taken with a reserve.
You can lie down lace or guipure. Fabrics with patterns will look good, where even the filling of the patterns consists of a fine mesh. Guipure with a dense pattern is unlikely to retain its pattern and will shrink.
The disadvantage of guipure is its stretchability. Sometimes this interferes with the fall.
Linen, gauze, sparse flax – also ideal for felting. They have a loose weave; you can even see the longitudinal and transverse threads on the finished product.
What fabric cannot be felted with wool?
When felting, a lot depends not only on the fabric, but also on the wool itself. Therefore, for felting on dense fabrics, it is better to use high-quality imported wool.
It is believed that the most difficult thing to felt is very dense or synthetic fabric.
But with patience and experience, synthetics will also fall to wool. At the same time, it contracts and creates a texture on the object.
In order for the wool to be felted onto dense fabric, many craftswomen pass the fabric through a sewing machine with a very thick needle. The threads are not inserted. The needle forms inconspicuous holes through which the felting will be carried out.
You can also do this if you roll the wool onto jeans
Another tip that can be used with thick fabrics is rolling non-woven fabric Then the felted piece is washed and rolled onto the base material. If necessary, it can still be secured with stitches.
All craftswomen advise making test samples before starting to felt the main product. The sample will show the wear resistance of the product and the possibility of falling. At this stage, you can correct the shortcomings.
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