How to Make a Wet Felted Nuno Scarf Neck Warmer Fast, Easy & Fun! Beginner Style Step-by-Step

Learn how to Nuno felt using a resist for beginners. Wet felt your own luxury wool scarf using Merino and Margilan silk fabric. Join me in the studio as I guide you through this easy step by step felting process.
♥ Hi, my name is Lori and my goal is to teach, inspire and live off the land in style by knitting my own clothes, creating essential survival items and living luxuriously warm, dyeing fibre using bright acid colours and occasionally plants, fungi, muck and mud.
When I began wet felting 10 years ago, there were only a few basic tutorials. On this channel, I want to share everything I know so so that you can easily begin upgrading your craft by creating remarkable fibre art more quickly. From illustrative conceptual ideas into beautiful creative work that is ready to repeat quickly using minimal tools and resources.
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Basic Tools: Pool Noodle, Spray Bottle, Bubblewrap, Towels
Resist Material: Flat foam, bubblewrap
Fabrics: Ashford 70% Fine Merino 30% Silk, Uzbekistan (Margilan silk)
Dyes: Dharma Acid Dye for Wool Silk Nylon
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[@AlixMtzGo]

Hi muffs! I was wondering if the way you lay out your wool in this scarf (stripe style) has a reason to be? It Gives a special look or maybe its easier and reduces time? Will i get the ‘same’ result if i Lay out my wool strand by strand i mean the “traditional” way? Thx in advance!

[@muffsmerino]

Great question that I forgot to mention! You can definitely lay your fibre out the traditional way. If you want your scarf to look closer to your roving as it is, then drafting it out will help this. So it’s for design purposes but it also helps keep the fibres more in line for spacing silk gaps. I find if I lay it out the traditional way, it becomes more of a gradient blend. If you go to the end of the video, I have some photos samples of other scarves I have made with the traditional method and with no gaps. If you don’t add the gaps, the scarf does not drape as much but they are beautiful and have gotten great feedback on them too.

[@chermckittrick2216]

Such excellent clear instructions!

[@muffsmerino]

Thanks so much 💜

[@marushka123]

❤️ love it, looks so soft and warm

[@muffsmerino]

They are very soft, very cosy 😀

[@kathrynparenti7211]

Great video. I love how you explain your work, Muffs. Could you explain sizing more? i.e. if a head measures x at its widest point, how does that translate to the resist size? Thank you! Kathy

[@muffsmerino]

It really depends on the type of wool and or fabric you are using. They will all shrink at different rates. Two thin layers of merino wool shrinks approximately 16cm or one thin layer of merino wool with woven silk gauze shrinks approximately20cm. The more fibre, the less it will shrink. To figure out the amount of shrinkage I usually test a small square and measure. Then I make the project at least four times to adjust and get it right. This is how I do it. I’m not sure of an easier way. But the more you experiment the more you can get an idea of shrinkage rates for various fibres and amounts.

[@DanoDoesThings]

Great video!

[@muffsmerino]

Thank You!

[@livewithpurejoy]

Awesome video! I cut my silk by starting a small cut in the direction I’m going, then rip! It follows the bias and creates a beautiful feathered edge!

[@muffsmerino]

Thank you for the tip. I am defiantly going to try it next time I use this silk :)

[@henniehartkamp373]

Wouw!

[@Reignvermont]

Thank you ❤

[@muffsmerino]

Hope it inspires!

[@jhughs456]

You are a great teacher, great tutorial. I just wonder, why you need the silk scarf as a foundation. Couldn’t the whole thing be done with only the felted wool?

[@muffsmerino]

Aw thank you so encouraging. Yes you do not need the silk base. The silk just adds a beautiful sheen and drape. I find the wool only scarf has a bit less drape. But one can definitely experiment using wool only. Creating gaps using the wool roving can also create a beautiful drape. It is possible!

[@amadewwalt4543]

(I don't roll. I use a sand machines after the initial felt work - ob bubble/plastic sheets.- briefly!).

[@muffsmerino]

That’s a great idea, especially for scarves. I tried once using the sander in my tool box and it was so heavy I was exhausted after 2 minutes! But open to trying again. What sander do you use or would you recommend for felting? I’ve had this idea that maybe I could wrap a massager around the roll and let it vibrate for a while haha.

[@suzannethompson7635]

I’ve missed something, even though I’ve watched this video twice. How/when do you join the edges to make the tube shape?

[@muffsmerino]

I watched it over and the edges are very quickly done and not explained! It’s right at the part where I flip the whole project over. Approx 3:28 ish minutes in. You lay your silk out, fold it over and overlap it a little. Then it gets felted together with the wool :)

[@katkin4444]

Do you have to use silk or would any cheaper piece of fabric work, eg poly cotton or chiffon type scarf for those of us on a tight budget? Fabulous video, thank you.

[@stormeyholmes267]

What do you use for your hard plastic pattern piece

[@muffsmerino]

You must mean the red piece? It is craft Eva foam. You can also use flat packing foam or bubblewrap. I recommend using flat packing foam for most all resist based projects :)

[@stormeyholmes267]

@@muffsmerino thank you so much

[@joanhanna6828]

how many oz did you use to make a Nuno scarf

[@muffsmerino]

Oh good question. Approximately 30g of Ashford Silk Merino Wool :)

[@fourwindsflowers]

Hello? I received an empty email from Etsy! It says you have responded but I’m unable to locate your response in regards to this scarf!! Thank you, Jamie

[@muffsmerino]

Oh very odd! I wrote back: That is so nice Jamie! Thank you for your support and taking a look at my Etsy shop to see if they were there :). I stopped making them but I am considering creating something out of felt to continue developing my artistic skills. I am on the fence with the silk fabric (farming ethics) and considering making the scarves with only wool. I just haven't found my thing yet but the scarves keep coming back to me! so will see what the future holds :) I really Love the scarves and they are easy to make. They are very unique/ Dyeing them is one of my favourite parts. And I love using the artisan fibres to see how each blend turns out. Your email has re-ignited the scarf making idea as I am recently in mid-decision for what to felt in my video shorts to get people excited about felting and to help drive awareness of my felting workshops in New Zealand. So with that said, I may be listing scarves yet in the Etsy shop.

[@janessaray5719]

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