What is nuno felt? Simple explanation for the new felter.

Join me as I share a simple explanation of the nuno felting process and recommend materials for the novice felter. In essence, nuno felt is made by combining a high percentage of fabric with a low percentage of wool or other animal fibre and felting these together until they form a totally new piece of fabric. Polly Sterling and her Japanese studio assistant Sachiko Kataka first pioneered the technique in Australia. This was in direct response to their desire to felt wearable items suitable for a very hot climate.
If you’re totally new to feltmaking and would like to practice your skills creating flat felt before starting to nuno felt why not follow my step by step tutorial? • Step by step wet felti...
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