Tag Archives: industrial felt

The End? of Earthly Coat

Posted on December 15, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

Oh my goodness. This update is quite overdue. A busy life has kept me from concluding my thoughts on the Earthly Coat experience. But I’m not so sure I should blame a busy life. Deep down, I haven’t wanted the Coat … Continue reading →

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Sewing the Monster Coat

Posted on May 10, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

My poor Viking sewing machine. It was not designed to sew industrial felt. But being the true Viking that it is, it has held up well through all the abuse. So far, only 2 needles have broken but I think … Continue reading →

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Reflections at the Midway Point

Posted on March 21, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

I’ve been researching a comment I made in my last post—about perhaps being a pioneer by using industrial felt as a needle- and wet-felting canvas. I’m more convinced this is true. So I’m thinking about appropriate names for the process. … Continue reading →

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The “Painter’s” Tools

Posted on March 7, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

The “Brushes” Being an accident-prone person (see The Blog Lives!), “painting” with needle-felting needles is taking a risk! These aren’t the soft brushes of the typical painter. In fact, they are quite the opposite. They are extremely sharp needles with … Continue reading →

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Preparing the “Paint”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

Dyed wool is the “paint” that I’m using for the coat ornamentation, along with other natural fibers. Even though some of the fiber has been pre-dyed by me, I’ve purchased most of it from a commercial source (mainly as a time … Continue reading →

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Creating a Canvas

Posted on February 21, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

The felt fabric arrived at the end of last week—ahead of schedule! The base fabric that I’m using for the coat is a 1/8 inch thick, 100% natural (undyed & unprocessed) wool felt—commercially felted by a woolen mill in Michigan. … Continue reading →

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Patterning a Pattern

Posted on February 15, 2012 by wendyj-sagahill

For the past few days, I’ve been perfecting the coat pattern. My original concept involved using a real coat pattern of my own design, blown up by 1000% to match the size of the armature. But after working with the … Continue reading →

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