This morning I woke up wanting to felt. I had some fiber that I had not played with yet. It is a merino and tencel fiber mix. Tencel is a fiber made from wood pulp cellulose. In felting, I can liken the look to that of tussah silk fibers. It gives a really nice shiny look with that typical wavy look that I seem to get when I use the silk fibers. It has a nice soft feel and if I wanted to make a piece of clothing ( which I don't know how to do...) I think this would be a nice blend to use. I really like it! This photo is from parts of the bag that I am making from this fiber. I used a resist, but will post a picture of the finished bag later! Have a wonderful Sunday!
What great colors, and I love the shimmer!! (Can't wait to see the finished bag!)
ReplyDeleteIt's so funny, 'cause I recently received an offer for tencel fiber in an e-mail note, and I discarded it after thinking, "I don't know whether this felts!"
You've come to my rescue again, so thanks for the info. Now that I know that it looks this good, I will need to get some!! Hugs--
I love tencel mixed in, too; these close-ups are glorious; I'll be waiting impatiently to see the finished bag!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks beautiful, lovely and shimmery - I've always wondered how it would felt so thank you for sharing your experience of using it! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog and your kind words.
Like Heather I wasn't familiar with tencel. It looks lovely and I'm really looking forward to seeing your finished bag.
Cheers Joan