Purple Wave Infinity Scarf

Description

This nuno felted scarf has silk fabric on one side (with a merino wool edge) and the other side is a merino short fiber batt in the color Iris.  The embellishments are all added to the wool side and they include silk hankies in sun, viscose top in violet, saffron, and fir. Some merino top in evergreen, sari silk waste in saffron and pine, and finally, angelina fibers in Christmas adds some sparkle.

I laid the silk fabric down on a piece of thick plastic “resist” and lay the wool and embellishments on top.  The silk is longer than the resist on each side.  I cover the fibers with a thin plastic and flip it all over.  I then wrap the silk around the resist to meet both ends in the middle and repeat the process.  Next, I add more soap and water and agitate everything slowly with my hands and a few simple tools.  The fibers slowly integrate with each other to make the scarf. The resist is removed once the two layers will not felt together.

It takes approximately 2-3 hours to make a scarf (not including drying time).  Each scarf is unique.