They say hi ! 咩咩問候 " 你好嗎?"

Ever since I encounted wool felt I find the sheep are naive and innocent.  This is Wensleydale sheep with typical long and curly fleece.  She says hi to you.  She sees you smilling at her.

This is Finn sheep.  He's smart and says "are you watching me?".

Fleece from Wensleydale and Finn sheep are what I love to do recently.  I got the big supply of raw fleece  from Kim last Christmas and still playing around with them.  Just made a "skin" for a journal.

Indeed I got a free premium pack of  journal and  luggage tag.  They're of genuine leather cover and more than pretty it's own.  I just wanted to top it with wool. Below is how it's made.

1. Wet felt the mixed fleece of Wensleydale, Finn and some alpaca

2. 3. After dried, glued with a hot gun

4. 5. Use the original leather strip for closing

A finished set of journal and tag

Keep the original leather strip closure without any waste.

Set of journal and luggage tag

I like the wool texture and the mixture of the raw fleece is my favourite

A set of gift pack - only the journal was given to my friend in the UK and the tag is for my own use.

I played around the raw fleece and made lots of bookmarks for special occassions.

Keep one for my own diary.  Loving the curly locks with alpaca fleece in the middle.

These adorable alpacas are not to forget.  They're sweet.

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Mogi telling story 說說故事

 "What did Mum write on the book?" Mogi queried.

"Ah...... Mum's imagative and always day dreaming."
大自然是創作的靈感, 但地球上資源並非耗之不盡, 有些物料可加點心思, 使其物盡其用, 且聽 Mogi 說 Mum 的 "雲與海".....

 "She said this looks like me - fluffy and cheerful.  I'm in cloud nine!"

 "The beach near Mum's studio she always shows us something from there ."

 "The earthy inspired nuno felt texture of her scarf"

 

 "She made this textural effect with shells."

 "Cross over of wool and  the shells picked from the bay."

 "Inspired by Heather Woollove's  felted book covers, Mum got the ideas to make one."

 "It's done."

 

 "Just a piece slip-on."

 "Incorporated with a shell, Mum called this 'Cloud &Sea Wave'."

"Original notebook of plastic folder."

 "Only one page was used formerly our girl's but discarded".

 "A nice covered notebook to use again." 

 "Mum said 'waste not want not', nature is full of resources."

 "Found trees fell down and sawn after typhoon and trunks were going to dispose off."

 "Why not carrying it for the wool felt baby hat and booties display?

"Reborn of a tree in Mum's studio."

Thought for food.  Nature is full of resources and inspiration. Something may not be used anymore but can be recycled and treasured.  Waste not want not.
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Sneak peek for workshop 製作小窺

Invited by the Hong Kong Design Institute to run the nuno felt workshop in Sept, I've to experiment the fabrics and make these samples. 

 This workshop  is the first ever organised by the Institute. Wet wool felt is not quite popular in Hong Kong as most of the year is hot and humid but we do have a few cool and chilly months.  The nuno felt tecniques can be applied to make all-season wearable art.  A lightweight chiffon summer top is airy and a scarf with a little bit raw fleece is warm enough in the winter days.  My nuno felt workshop highlights are  textural surface, eco and using minimal tools.  A summer chiffon top is going to be taught.

日前我測試物料及製作了這兩件樣品,    為的是「香港知專設計學院」九月份開辦的「嶄新混絲戟絨工作坊」作準備 。  香港天氣潮濕悶熱但仍有幾個月清涼甚或寒冷的日子, 因此我以羊毛混絲製作了夏日輕爽雪紡上衣及秋冬合用的羊毛混絲被肩.  課程重點是著顯製成品的表面獨特質感 並以環保、 物盡其用及少工具的製作法完成。  

 This is made of crinkle chiffon, wool connected waistlines and rope. No sewing is required.

 Textural surface is what I wanted.  The brownish are my own dyed silk scraps with leaves.

 This scarf base is chiffon, also the brownish silk is own dyed.

With a little bit raw fleece of white and brown, this shawl is warm enough.

The eco print silk scraps and natural wool are matching the theme of "Eco". 

 My Ooak -   "one of a kind" piece.

  Nuno felt is new to Hong Kong, I hope this will bring out the creativity of the versatile medium of wool to make wearable art.
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Baa Baa Black Sheep.... 小黑呀 小黑....

" Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir,

Three bags full ........" 

This lullaby I used to sing with my girl by the bedside.  She loves it.   .

These are just shorn wool from Bordeleria sheep in Dominio Vale do Mondego where I learnt the wool felt in June.  The sheep herd are the best to make the sheep cheese.  Their wool are also best for felting.

Instructor Nicola Brown was opening the fleece for our choice to make a rug. 

Before doing the rug I felted a flat sheet for eco print but not very bold with the local chestnut and oak leaves.  Only patches of light brown.
When I back from the trip I tried again with some eucalyptus leaves.

After steamed the bundle for 45-min.

Two different sorts of euc leaves are seen.  Red are of eucalyptus cinerea. 

I call this " Dating sheep  in the poppies field".

Compare before and after.

Fluffy look of the dark sheep

Have also done again another piece with onion shell.

Wool gets fast color with onion shell. Firm and bright.

Experimentation of two pieces.  What to do with them?

Mogi finds it comfortable.  "It's my territory".

Having a sweet dream......

"Huummm... I'm sweet.. "

My good memory of the great workshop in Faia Dominio Vale do Mondego!

This is the rug I made with half the sheep fleece.  Since I can't handle the whole big piece I just used the lower part of the body. It's wonderful to know the skills of making a rug with raw fleece.  In this way only shorn fleece are used.  That means a sheep's life can provide a few more pieces of rug fleece.  Far more friendly just to kill a sheep to get only one skin.

My classmate Heather's rug is gorgeous.  She's mighty.  See how she made it Part 1, Part 2.

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