A lot of the people on the pathway had done felting before but I never had, so I was unsure of what to expect. However I was pleasantly surprised by how playful the process was and how I could mix a variety of exiting colours to create some interesting samples. The process was simple - layer up the fibres, alternating between laying them vertically and horizontally, then wet them with hot soapy water, wrap them in bubble wrap and then knead it until the fibres became a solid.
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The colours in this felt were inspired by colours I had used in a previous wine gum printing sample from the beginning of the project. I feel they blended well together to create an interesting vibrant sample.
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The colours in this one were inspired by my melted boiled sweets image. There wasn't a hot pink coloured wool so I used red and light pink and this created the effect I desired. I think the sample is quite representative of my boiled sweets.
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In this sample I wanted to see if I could incorporate other materials into the felt. I put the yarn in between layers of fibres and after I worked it and it had dried the pieces became part of the felt sample. I made the sample quite thin so light could shine through and so the yarn didn't become too concealed.
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In this sample I tried to use the colours that were in my foil repeat pattern. This was quite difficult as the fibres were obviously matte so the finished sample isn't very representative of the repeat pattern, however it is inspired by it.
I really enjoyed the process of wet felting, and dry felting which I attempted after this. I was amazed by dry felting as I couldn't believe just poking the felt down into fabric could make it stay stuck in without any form of adhesive. I think I would like to use these techniques again in the future and if I was, I would probably work the wet felt more to make it more solid, and I would create a more exciting, intricate design for my dry felting.
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