Set of indigo- from wrap to blouse 披肩變襯衣

 I used not quite fond of indigo blue but recently I felt in love of the dyeing.  Still can't manage well the technique. This blouse I like it as it's not too much dark blue.  Indeed it was a cotton wrap I just modified..........

我的上海學生上月來港跟我學習羊毛氈工藝, 很客氣的送給我藍染手藝披肩, 欣喜的我把披肩簡單的剪裁也不浪費任何一絲的成為今夏襯衣一款.

 Last month my lovely student Silky from Shanghai came to my wool felt tutelage.  She's so nice to give me gifts, one of it was the indigo cotton wrap.  It's very large and I do not want it just a wrap for cold days since warm days are more in Hong Kong. So I just changed it into a blouse with only a little cut off.

 I'm lazy and not that good in measurement. I put my blouse over the double folded wrap, cut the shoulder pieces and the  taller neckline, then sewed both waist lines and some pleats on shoulders.  That's it.

                                             

 Styles with different waist ties. One with wool felt rope, the other with indigo cotton scarf tie.

                                            

              Styles with different necklines.  Folding outside or inside

 I wanted zero waste. 

The scrap cut off for shoulder lines from the wrap are made for a necklace.  First I wet felt the necklace with Finn wool, then stitched the indigo strips around the wool felt rope.  

 

  Simply a necklace with my own handmade ceramic pendant.

 

The indigo blue set of blouse will be my summer wear.
Linking with Creative Princess Party.

Wool felting tutelage 羊毛工藝教學

 For the last two days I have a student from Shanghai for the wool felt tutelage.  I taught her the making of a nuno felt girl dress with a pair of baby booties.
這兩天一位上海來的學生 Silky 跟我學習製作羊毛工藝, 利用我自行印染的絲料做了混纖小女孩裙子與鞋子, 很柔和可愛的色調. 製作完裙子, 她仍很熱誠的學做立體羊毛器皿及植物染絲巾, 兩天時間很輕鬆愉悅的 Silky 學曉這些羊毛奇妙的技巧, 她說因為我的耐心教導, 她會繼續鑽研, 我也很高興有更多人喜愛羊毛工藝的獨特可塑性.

 

Also making a 3D wool felt vessel and a natural dyed silk scarf.

 

 Before the whole day tutelage, I showed my student the samples of the nuno felt dresses and all the materials incl. my own natural dyed fabrics.

 My student "Silky" from Shanghai took her time while stopping over Hong Kong for her overseas travel. She learnt once from my workshop last year in Shanhgai art centre. This time she wanted to make a new project - the nuno felt dress.

 The pink chiffon I dyed with cochinael is for the textural surface and with some mulburry silk for the shining effect.

 Mogi is always a welcome host in home studio

 

After the wool layering and the necessary rubbing, rolling and shaping....... the dress is made.

 

 I taught Silky the making of a pair of baby booties with my onion dyed silk scraps and mulburry silk for textural surface. It's done with one enclosed resist for a pair.

 The nuno felt girl dress and the baby booties making are the basic skills I taught Silky. In a few hours the set was made.

When Silky returned to hotel she wanted  to make use of her stay to learn some more techniques of wool felting the next day.  She really loves wool felting so much now. She let me decided whatever to teach.

 I showed her my 3D vessels made with some raw fleece and she decided to make one.

 Before starting the vessel making we made use the time of boiling a bundle of natural prints with onion skins.  

 While the bundle was boiling we started the vessel wool layering with enclosed resist.

 The body is of Austrian mountain sheep wool which is perfect for the sturdy object making. Surface with assorted raw fleece. Some Romney, Wenslaydale, Teeswater etc. They're pretty curly look.

 After rubbing and hundreds of rolling.....

 rubbing with washboard.......

 hitting with wood rod........

 

It's finished, sturdy but with soft raw fleece textures.

 

 Dcorated with the banyan air roots around the mouth

 

The two days Silky made the adorable set of girl dress with bootie and a 3D woolly vessel with a pastel soft silk scarf. 

 I love my students,  I like one-on-one tutelage as it's more relaxing.  Thank you for coming Silky. Glad that you found wool felting amazing and  you're hooked !