Today I’ve been nuno felting again using more of the Salvation Army and Goodwill silk garments that I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Unfortunately I don’t have enough hours in the day to write individual replies to all the comments I get so thanks a million Emma Jane and Dawn for responding so clearly to Chrissie’s concerns, I couldn’t have said it better myself!!!

Upcycled silk chiffon and merino shrug

Here’s a picture of a shrug I felted this morning. I removed the lining and waistband from a silk chiffon mini skirt then opened up the skirt by cutting up the seam and removing the zip. Once I laid out the fabric on my kitchen table it suggested to me a shrug with the upper portion felted and the lower portion showing off the godets from the skirt.

The view from behind

Although the darts and godets weren’t symetrical it really didn’t matter, with the top portion felted using one fine layer of short fibre merino and a lot of hand dyed silk fibre everything just came together and I’m happy with the finished piece!

Detail showing the sheen from the mulberry silk on the collar