Two-hole piece multi-styled wearable 簡易百搭被肩背心

 Following my last post of a two-armhole scarf, I'm really into the simple making with nuno felt and made a few.

A flat sheet of fabric with little wool fleece......

天氣漸涼, 絲巾加點羊毛, 不太 "沉重", 開兩個洞成為百搭被肩背心, 這幾件是近日的製作, 不同布料的效果, 都是輕巧飄逸.

 I turned it into a vest of styles - bottom with texture raw fleece

 Turn it upside down, a collar with wool

 The bottom of the back with wool fleece, the front is a soft draping

 This is not my design.  There're many styles of two-hole scarf wearable but it just hit my bell to do the nuno felt, simply without thread or needle and warm in the cool days.

For the sample of this style I used the ready made viscose long scarf. (38" x 72")  I cut off the corners to make it round, cut the arm holes then sealed with merino wool, the bottom part laid some Teeswater fleece and merino wool, all the round edge sealed with wool.  That's it.

I've made a few pieces with different patterns as giveaways for good friends.

 This black & white of branches & birds.  Airy and light I like most.

 The back look 

                                                                                     The front with a tie knot simply an outfit

 A scarf wrap around

 

This piece is more fall theme of yellow with tree branches

 Also multi-styles - back & front .   Tied with a wool felt brooch simply an outfit

 This gorgette silk I printed with euc and Lagerstroemia Indica (紫薇) collected in my area

 Palette of autumn leaves

 I walked in the area where I picked this Lagerstroemia Indica leaves

                       I also made it into a nuno felt scarf / vest

 

Well, these are the simple nuno felt wearable recently made. Still keen on experimenting different eco prints 

With the scraps cut from the scarfs, I played with textural surface and 3D making.  This object just done. Mogi is very curious about it.  What's it? Stay tuned, will post details next.

If you're interested you'll find more in my facebook page.

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Students' wool felt handbag 學生羊毛手袋製作

"Yes, this is mine. I made it !" My student Ahbee proudly showed us this after a hard day work !

又一次與Pottery Stall 缸瓦舖合作, 這日教學生做羊毛手袋 ,

今次重點製作手挽及雪訪摺皺的質感, 差不多七小時....... 累了, 終完成各有自己特式的手袋.

Teamed up with Pottery Stall, a nuno felt handbag workshop was arranged this Sunday. A class focused on nuno felt textural surface and handle making which took quite some hours to finish.  

Layering wool......

Put on silk chiffon and mulberry silk......

Rolling......

Cut the top....

Making the firm handles....

Almost exhausted.... they made it... both sides of own preferred different looks. 

A little Teeswater fleece 

Teeswater fleece and chiffon scrap

With my eco printed chiffon scraps 

Mixed mulberry silk and raw fleece 

Mulberry silk and raw fleece  

Again some Mulberry silk, my dyed Teeswater fleece and eco print chiffon 

After almost 7 hours, bags finished, still wet and heavy.   A hard day exercise !

They enjoyed it though a bit tired.

I'm sure after dry the silk strings are lustrous and the ruffly chiffon are nice.

Well done gals.

Pace of life 生活步伐

Spring has sprung.

 Can't believe, it's April.  Time flies so fast!  Since quitted from work, my pace of life seems going too fast.  My plate is full.  I wanted to do this to do that...... Today's the last day of Easter holiday (everyday is my holiday), I made a sample wool felt handbag for my upcoming workshop.  

I like to put the chiffon base then laid wool over it. 

With one side of little Teeswater for textural surface, the other side of nuno felt flower.

  Early in the morning I went to the bay near my studio to take some images. 

Tide rip seems gentle 

Rest on the rock 

Breath the sea breeze.... 

Frankly I scare of sea, shame that I do not swim.  Looks as if sea roaring....  There was nobody.   

After a few pictures I rushed and passed by the park. 

Wild daisy on the path. 

Pace of life should be slow...... would it be a burden for the snail's whole life?  A little snail I carefully not to step on.

Snake?  Yes, I've seen a 4 ft long snake in the park.  Nature is of wild life, tame or not we should keep pace with.