Not your mothers scratchy wool…

Soft merino wool is so fun to work with.  It is not that scratchy material I remember as a child.  The process of nuno felting or wet felting transports me to a quiet place.  The placing of the fibers and the rubbing is so quieting to the soul.  No two projects could ever be the same as it is so unpredictable as to how the fibers will attach themselves.  The beauty of using the extremely fine silk “hankies” is extraordinary.  Just peeling the layers of the delicate hankies is a labor of love.  Each one different yet from the same hanky.  I am so enamored by this form of art and what you can create, it is endless.  I wish I was a better photographer as I haven’t captured the real feeling of these pieces, but I hope you get the idea.

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