tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post5505375299227721814..comments2019-04-12T22:15:02.173+01:00Comments on narkeymarkey's blog: new goodies to play withUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-88056788693972325202011-10-23T14:52:32.732+01:002011-10-23T14:52:32.732+01:00thanks for the extra tips and advice :)xthanks for the extra tips and advice :)xTracy Markeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633784297529592418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-90278980201879944692011-06-16T13:44:26.743+01:002011-06-16T13:44:26.743+01:00Tracy, forgot to mention.. any thicker silk ribbon...Tracy, forgot to mention.. any thicker silk ribbons or fabrics that are too heavy to felt in, if you fray/shred them you can use the silk threads in your designs. I find they look very interesting and unusual - 'a little different'. <br />Let me know how you get on.<br />xx<br />p.s. I lost you email addy when my hardrive died, or I would of mailed you. Bet you are getting excited about the upcoming Horst workshop now - lucky girl, wish I was joining youFeltersJourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144951816128798093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-17374852105883548942011-05-29T19:11:19.309+01:002011-05-29T19:11:19.309+01:00I keep looking at these in her shop too but since ...I keep looking at these in her shop too but since I haven't really got time to felt at the moment I've postponed buying. I've used the very fine silk fibres before (I bought them as 'throwsters waste' years ago from Fibrecrafts I think) and have added them to the surface of felt quite successfully - they managed to become incorporated without me laying any wool fibres over the top as they're so fine. I've used synthetic wide ribbon in surface design covered very carefully with a fine net of wool fibres as I knew that wouldn't felt in so well by itself, but silk ribbon might be better at felting in. Hope you have fun experimenting! xxFelted Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005584272340712901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-33838335995297804442011-05-29T10:44:12.331+01:002011-05-29T10:44:12.331+01:00it's like a child in a sweety shop:)it's like a child in a sweety shop:)vilterietjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856516302938342488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-40771613012983480672011-05-29T10:25:47.298+01:002011-05-29T10:25:47.298+01:00Hi Tracy :) didnt realise you had not used them be...Hi Tracy :) didnt realise you had not used them before.<br /><br />The sari silk ribbons - lightly veil them with whisps of fibre to help anchor them in, the lighter weight the ribbon the less veiling you will need.<br /><br />Banana silk fibres, its actually a rayon fibre. Felts in similarly to sari silk fibre, scatter it in place (not too thickly) before wetting out.. & pay extra attention carefully rubbing that area (I do it with soapy hands through plastic sheeting).<br /><br />My advice is to do a small sample piece - a sari silk collage - to get a feel for the materials before using them on a project.<br /><br />I have found with some sari silk goods that the dye can bleed a little when I use very hot water...I did a sample on white merino with hot water to see if the dye 'stuck' and it didnt seem to.<br /><br />Hope you get on well with them - let me know :)<br />Deborah xxFeltersJourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144951816128798093noreply@blogger.com