tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892508567544528618.post9045637344022887348..comments2023-09-17T01:05:30.711-07:00Comments on sue forey fibre art: How to prepare wool for felting.Sue.felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05272615846423951256noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892508567544528618.post-17517668982198310252014-05-01T10:14:17.382-07:002014-05-01T10:14:17.382-07:00Hi Barb, what lovely things to say. Thank you very...Hi Barb, what lovely things to say. Thank you very much. I needle felt the whole of the picture and then wet felt it. If it were just needle felted it would not be as strong and if I were to only wet felt I would not be able to keep the detailed pieces in position when rubbing. The two together work for me. I've been felting for 13 or 14 years. I started with hats and bags etc then discovered I liked decorating them more than making them so decided to concentrate on pictures.<br />To display them I stretch them on to an artists canvas. That way they are tidy but you can still appreciate the textures. If you look in my shop here https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SueForeyfibreart?ref=si_shop you can see more photographs of finished pieces. There are 5 photos for each piece taken from different angles.Sue.felthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272615846423951256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892508567544528618.post-26921202385908117632014-05-01T09:51:24.163-07:002014-05-01T09:51:24.163-07:00Hi Sue! Your work and the colors you choose are ab...Hi Sue! Your work and the colors you choose are absolutely stunning!! After looking at your artwork, it makes me want to BE there, right in the middle of it all! I'm curious to know if you wet felt the base (background) of your artwork first, and then needle felt on top of it. And I've never hear of at that point (once the scene is all complete), to then add water to it!! It's the reversal of wet felting!! How can I learn more of THAT……the "painting" of needle felted wool?? Oh….and also….how do you prepare your art for hanging? (oh I think you had a link to watch on how that was done. I think. If so, I'll just watch that, but any further explanation that you feel like giving would be awesome. And lastly….how long have you been doing this? Just curious! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your artwork!!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796274243509409500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892508567544528618.post-62896818670291145732014-04-17T06:38:22.313-07:002014-04-17T06:38:22.313-07:00Thank you Shirley. The texture does add another di...Thank you Shirley. The texture does add another dimension to all sorts of work. It's good for spinning too.<br />Sue.felthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272615846423951256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892508567544528618.post-55811512409366160672014-04-17T06:28:51.798-07:002014-04-17T06:28:51.798-07:00Sue, that wool adds so much to your felt. This is...Sue, that wool adds so much to your felt. This is a great post about washing/cleaning the raw wool. The dyeing is amazing. You did a great job on adding color.Shirley V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02029578406850093498noreply@blogger.com