So how thin can I make a beautiful piece of felt ?
Many years ago I went to a workshop by Lisa Klakulak. The big take away for me was how the thin or thick fibre layout affects the quality of the final felt. In my mind, this is called layout density. The thinner felt layout shrinks more and is stronger hence the name of Lisa's website - Strongfelt. So what you are thinking. Well, I want to make thin felt. In fact, thin white felt. I want to make thin but cosy , light and comfortable wraps. The white felt will act as a foil for my naturally dyed fabrics. This thinking process reminds me of the great care Lisa took in the starting thickness of the felt she was making. I started with 4mg of fibre/ cm2. My wrap size is big so this means a total of 60g of fibre. At this density, it’s very hard for me to lay out…