So many different things can inspire me to start a new project. Sometimes it is a photograph, or flowers climbing up a lamppost. Today it is a particularly soft, fuzzy yarn that moves from cool periwinkle to ivory white to chocolate brown. I rummaged through my stash (this felter's stash consists of many balls of dyed roving, lots of interesting yarn, various fabrics but mostly silk) until I found the perfect roving to accompany this yarn.
Now all I need is a dark brown silk scarf as a base. I begin by laying pieces of fuzzy yarn down and add some other pieces of plain yarn in similar colors. None of these will felt directly onto the silk so I'll end up with a wonderful draping effect after I'm finished.
Then I begin laying thin layers of roving down, sandwiching the yarn between silk and wool. I lay the wool in a long swooping design that will hang beautifully around the shoulders. (Over time, I've realised I care enormously about how it hangs. If the work is hard to wear, it will sit in a closet or in my inventory. What is the point of that?)
I've sandwiched lengths of yarn at the ends of the scarf so their will be a bit of fringe later. I am also taking a chance and laying bits of the fun, fuzzy yarn on top of the merino. Sometimes this yarn will adhere to wool; sometimes not. If not, I'll end up removing it partway throught the felting process. I know that whatever happens, this wrap will be lovely.
Time to felt.
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