Patty Bobonich Workshops

Nuno Felting
Taught by Patty and Cathy Marquard

Sunday, June 14th, 1pm – 4pm
Cost: $55

Nuno felting is a Japanese fabric felting technique. It melds loose fibre, usually wool, into a sheer fabric such as silk gauze. This creates a lightweight felt that can totally cover the background fabric or be used as a single decorative design. The Nuno felting process is particularly suitable for fine garment making, since silk-backed felt ensures a stable felt that will not stretch out of shape like normal felt. Because it is lightweight and easy to manipulate it can also be dyed more readily than traditional felt. Other fabrics or open weaves can be used as the felting background, resulting in a wide range of textural effects and colors. Students will learn the basics and magic of Nuno by felting colored Merino wools into a pre-dyed scarf.

Materials included to complete one Nuno felted silk scarf. Students have the option of purchasing additional scarves & wool.

Patti Bobonich is the owner of Sweet Grass Wools and a small dye shop called Wolf Creek Wools, where she hand paints and dyes yarns and spinning fibers. Her favorite items to knit are sweaters, vests and socks, but she tends to reserve felting projects for gifts. “For myself, I do have a few purses, and clogs which I just love to wear – they are very warm (using Sweet Grass 2 ply of course – it makes a great felted fabric).”