Felting

13 ~ Final Project

| Natasya Adistana

Inspiration

Inspired by the shape of honeycomb, I research more on the different technique and possibilities to create my final project.

Inspiration is from the honeycomb

Technique Exploration

Crochet

Honeycomb knit inspiration

Inspired by these knitting, I tried to find the crochet version (as I want to try crochet at that time), and found the Honeycomb Trellis Crochet.

Guide video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMEDQQKiFkk 

I then proceed to try it and created my sample.

Sample on crochet

Felting

Felting inspiration

Inspired by the felting, I decided to choose felting as one of the technique exploration.

Felting sample

Fabric Manipulation

Inspired on how felt can be manipulated to create different shape and pattern, I chose it as the next technique.

Fabric manipulation inspiration
Fabric manipulation sample

Application of Techniques

Crochet

Application of Crochet

Felting

Application of Felting

Fabric Manipulation

Application of Fabric Manipulation

Chosen technique and final product

I decided to proceed with crochet to create a decoration for my laptop sleeve.

Final product of laptop sleeve decoration

Final Presentation on Final Project

Final Presentation on DR2007

Final presentation on DR2007
Details
Details

Reflections

I learnt a lot during this course of DR2007. There were times when I was overwhelmed and had no idea how to continue and progress on. However, at the end I ended up knowing what I want and finally did as best as I could. Despite all the stress, I really feel the course is worth it. Grateful for the opportunity. 🙂

5 ~ Felting

| Natasya Adistana

Technique

Felting. It is to form the shape of felt from wool.

Material(s)

  • Felting wool
  • Wool yarn
  • Hot water
  • Soap

Tool(s)

  • Felting needle
  • Base

Process

Wet Felting

  1. Arrange the felting wool in a thin layer
  2. Pour hot water and a little soap onto the wool to soften the fibres
  3. Rub the wool to close the gaps and shape them as wanted
  4. Leave the piece to dry

Needle Felting

  1. Bundle up felting wool or wool yarn into a ball
  2. Poke with the felting needle on the base
  3. Poke more until the wanted shape is created

Nuno Felting

  1. Arrange felting wool or wool yarn onto the fabric
  2. Poke them with the felting needle
  3. Poke more until the wanted shape is created

—Photos

Pretty samples of felting
Needle felting
Wanted it to be bigger, layered it with more felting wool
Wet felting process
My sample

Reflections

It is indeed a process that takes a long time but I enjoyed it. I didn’t know there is such technique before. The downside is that I keep on accidentally poking my finger and I notice that the felting needle is not only a long needle but has some texture on it (it hurts more than getting poked by sewing needle). However, itt is simple and can be done for a lot of things, I will use it in the future!