Make Silk Paper for Felting, Bamboo Paper & Viscose Paper Too!

[@LivingFelt]

We would love to hear what you got out of today, and whether you will be making these? :)

[@ladiebeastie]

Got my starch ordered and can't wait to try. Starch arrives Friday. So I know what I will be doing this weekend. :)

[@candywham3657]

Will be making these. Need to get some starch though. Looking forward to seeing what can be done with these.

[@MaineCoons-FiberArts]

That was very interesting. Thank you. I can see making flowers on a nuno scarf and having the silk say in the shape that you intend. Perhaps a vase to out the flowers in on a shawl. The possibilities are endless. Again thanks 😊💐

[@maryrushing2838]

Have my fibers out, just waiting for Best Press & paper!

[@raewatson1948]

Definitely want to try this. Need some supplies but that's not a problem. Thanks Marie, fabulous tutorial.

[@susandillon6834]

3 tsp. Sugar 100ml water dissolve and mist, let dry on plastic, when dry peal from plastic and cut out forms. Viscous fibers do not felt but add elastic quality to wool and better draping. From Russia with love

[@DillyWillow]

These silk papers are gorgeous 😍

[@judithshoaf7829]

Fantastic

[@lindawonser6405]

Revisiting this so I can use it in my cracked mud project.

[@suecotton4828]

Another very interesting woolly Wednesday 😊

[@grocederlof6459]

One of my favorite WW - endless possibilities

[@stephaniewilliams3106]

Signed on to see WW live as hubby was mowing. He came in just as the show started! I am so glad you save them for later!

[@clarebrophy8474]

Brilliant

[@sjoy4658]

This is new to me so interesting to learn about all the fibers available.

[@carolmcdaniel1673]

Oops missed today's episode because I thought that you were just 1 hour ahead of California. I will watch the replay as I have found out how and I binge watched because these tutorials are so helpful for a beginner. I am Carol from California and I enjoy these Wooly Wednesday's . First time watcher today. 😍

[@cindyhall4767]

I want to do your Wonky house tutorial, but I think the houses made with this project would be so cool and colourful. I think I will do a combo project.

[@LivingFelt]

Oh yes...we have been scheming houses with these also from applique tutorial...check out an entire landscape done with the appliques by a friend in our fb group. Combining all three might be fun :)

[@KathyAlton111]

I'm so excited to learn this technique.

[@walidfouda1956]

Hello from Egypt

[@castlechalabi3366]

Hi..am from UK Always your tutorial video excellent😘👍👍

[@kashabreau894]

This is a fun project. Can’t wait to try making some.

[@heathertiedeinnis6173]

Thank you for the video! Can't wait to try making silk papers :-) I finally got a chance to watch an entire live Wooly Wednesday and I WON a prize, thank you thank you!

[@LivingFelt]

How fun and congratulations!! :)

[@megegert861]

Love watching you from White Salmon,WA

[@cindyhall4767]

Your colours are beautiful together. So glad you have the replays. I missed Wooly Wednesday...Canada Day here, so had a family get together.

[@htrundle7946]

I just received my starch and waiting on my viscose to make my sheets. Prefelts are ready!

[@angiredd17]

Kayla, I just love the cat you made!! So sweet of you!

[@elisabethgallant3075]

Best Marie advice ever re: pieces using resist.... :give the edges some love----- best advice ever!

[@LivingFelt]

🤗🥰

[@KaterinaVodrazkova]

Thay look very beautiful. I am really looking forward to see next part and how we will use those.

[@joankillelea639]

Living Felt is so generous, congrats to winners!

[@jmp1229]

Love wooly Wednesday now that I’m retired! Only problem is now I spend more than what comes in😉. Off to shopping....🥰 for all these goodies.

[@careyjones7497]

So sorry I missed the live show as we were travelling. Catching up with you all now x

[@diannebubolz2254]

Fairies, I love that you show off your products at the beginning of the show and explain how to use them! Sometimes I'm not sure which fibers to choose and your explanations are so helpful!

[@LivingFelt]

We are so glad! Thank you!

[@joankillelea639]

I lost a day, happy wooly Thursday!

[@sarapowell9860]

It was great to both hear the difference between bamboo, tussa silk, and Viscose and see the difference as well. I love watching Wooly Wednesday! I am sad that I will miss the live show next week to see what the end result is going to be. I will have to watch the recording. I ordered some starch right after the show and can't wait for it to get her on Sunday!

[@dimcleod3214]

Always makes my week watching you ladies!

[@lindafeldmanczt3728]

I’m watching playback!

[@mitchellkimberly8969]

I could see taking the dark and the fringe and making a snow scene. Just watching you work gives me so many ideas love these lessons. Thank you so very much.

[@beckyollinger9698]

I watched this video when it first came out, and made several small sheets. I recently decided to make a vessel and found my sheets and used bits of the silk papers and loved the results. So, I just watched this video again and want to thank you so much for this technique. I will be making a bunch more today. Thank you Marie for this tutorial!

[@donnadees1971]

So great to see how is done. Kudos

[@lynmason7874]

Always watching replay as in Australia. Just want to say thanks to everyone asking questions it is really valuable for me 🥳

[@joankillelea639]

love the bamboo & the wispy looks like ocean waves. thanks for another fun project!

[@jenniferr8195]

Fun learning how to create silky shiny paper for projects! Process made so easy, and thanks for sharing about the squirt bottle starch instead of aerosol! I wouldn't have known that!

[@joankillelea639]

love those Kayla locks!

[@betsysasnett5679]

What an interesting process! Can't wait to try it. Thank you and the Fairies for doing this Wooly Wednesday!!!!

[@clairelong1932]

I'm watching the replay while making my silk, viscose, and bamboo papers - pausing at each step to do it, then come back for the next. Great way to spend a holiday Friday afternoon. I'm very, very excited about the final project we make with our prefelts and these papers. Thank you!

[@A727200]

I did it and it worked!! So pretty. I think I should have made my layers a bit thicker but will see how project works out.

[@debraallender2970]

I continue to be amazed with all you can do with fiber! This looked like a lot of fun but I'm not brave enough to try any form of wet felting yet!

[@franlosbelloscantos797]

Gracias desde España.

[@gaillynne1619]

Absolutely gorgeous colors

[@andreabarnes8413]

Hi, So excited to hear that I won a prize! I was taking my lunch break and tuned in , you made my day! I am so inspired to create watching Woolly Wednesday!❤️

[@LivingFelt]

Congratulations, Andrea!

[@lorigordon1970]

Im so in love with your videos. I love how you make such beautiful and colorful elements to use in projects. Thank you for sharing.

[@dilyssewell1907]

I’ve never heard of this, absolutely lurve it! Can’t wait for the final finished product - so exciting. Delighted I found you and your remarkable talent and knowledge Thank you for a great lesson. See you next week.

[@kwurfel1]

I do silk fusion process with fabric medium. No iron. Has to air dry. But I like the wispier or sheer ares. I posted a blue heron on the group site and you can use the wispy ends in lots of areas.

[@aliesanderson2702]

Wow - in awe at your creativity ...... love learning new techniques for my felting. Thank you for spending your time with us too x

[@tracybahn2135]

So excited to learn something new! You all are a great help. I appreciate all the help!!

[@mitchellkimberly8969]

Love all the colors you are sharing makes me want to try wet and nano felting.

[@megegert861]

I never knew this existed! Definitely going to try this. Gorgeous 👅🎯💕💋

[@P-Doodle]

I know what I’m doing tomorrow. Thanks so much.

[@LivingFelt]

Fun!! 😃

[@dianemccannmathews8332]

I live in Australia and I love love love your show. You share so much so brilliantly and make it easy to copy. Thank you xx

[@koran371]

Great tutorial ,I will be try to do my self. Thank you very much,and best regards from Scotland 😊

[@christineculin7824]

I'm ordering that silk!!!!

[@carolinephillips1800]

Hi from a cold day in New Zealand 😃

[@kellygallant9864]

Love learning something new. Can’t wait to try this! Thank you again for sharing all your knowledge ❤️

[@kwurfel1]

Yes I teach silk fusion with fabric medium as it is heavy enough to be made into purses etc. This process is a good quick way to make some for embellishment purposes

[@kwurfel1]

Hello from California. Had sick puppy yesterday so I missed you.

[@trishahanley4895]

Thank you for this! Im really looking forward to giving this a try and REALLY looking forward to seeing what you make next week ❤

[@lholloway7125]

OMGosh I missed this! Beautiful fantastic can't wait to try!

[@pattieboy5861]

My takeaway: the difference between tussa and viscose - good to know - and what their properties are when wet felting. I love your Tussa silk, the sheen is gorgeous. And THANKS for showing those silk scarves. I loved seeing and hearing how they wet felt differently. I am just getting started nuno felting, and never know what to order.

[@stephaniecoyle1786]

One of my favorites..so unique!!!

[@chrisroy9557]

I did this and just set them to dry (I gave up ironing years ago)...it worked great.😊

[@doreethorpe4800]

Love learning something new and loved this project! Will definitely try it before next week.

[@joantully5025]

Joan Tully, Thank you for this tutorial. I can't wait to give this process a try.

[@daniellemccooey2376]

So beautiful...I cant wait to see what you use these for! The colors are gorgeous. I am just in awe at all the different techniques that can be used. Never would have thought to do this! ❤

[@angelaallen2876]

Hi from Mandurah in Western Australia. This is so perfect, I've been researching how to make silk paper over the last few days!

[@normamedina9235]

So sorry I missed the live show.That really looks like silk paper, beautiful silk paper, I just can't to wait to see what final project looks like, and BTW the grumpy lump angel can be a great project for a Wooly Wednesday :-)

[@katedrown179]

Working on my prefelts today. Tried the silk paper but only had the aerosol starch...will be attempting again once my best press gets here. I did find the viscose harder to bind together, hoping the different starch will make all the difference. :)

[@SeareanMoon]

How exciting! I do plan to try making the silk paper for a cute design, my daughter wants to make a starry night one so we plan to try! wish us luck ;p

[@jeanettebaxter8472]

I am going to try this but will try with homemade starch since I don’t have any on hand. Hope it works!

[@castlechalabi3366]

I like every thing in your video..please keep going

[@castlechalabi3366]

I have been learning felting and I am very interested making this .thank u

[@carti_take_me_to_pluto8064]

Nooo I was late I’m so sorry, I had my phone off I’ll be sure to be there next time💖💖

[@walidfouda1956]

Thank you all for all the information helping me but I am fighting to get the colours wool in my country. Thanks a lot. My regards

[@lidiacristinacobos1472]

Me encantan todos sus trabajos , agradeceria enormemente tuviera subtitulos , traduzco los comentarios pero pierdo lo mas importante de las explicaciones en forma oral . Gracias por tánto ! Saludos 😊🎉

[@kimberlypulli8356]

thank you so much always wanted to know how

[@joantully5025]

Hello from Dubuque, Iowa-Joan Tully, why wouldn't you change from the wet paper to the drier paper when ironing the fibers? Wouldn't that help dry the fibers faster?

[@angiredd17]

What a unique skill to learn!! I can not wait to find out how to use this in another project! If there are two colors laid on top, does it create a halo effect like a prefect would do in a finished project?

[@LivingFelt]

When done in two layers like this and then felted with fine wool, you see very little wool migration -- the sheen just sits right on top.

[@59beadsbishop]

Amazon has Mary Ellen's best press

[@user-fc3sx2cw5x]

Silk paper is soo interesting, never heard of it! Even though I never did wet felting, it might make me try it so I can make them and use them in a background to my framed needle feting 2D’s. *SUGGESTION* : I absolutely trust your knowledge and methods to be some of the best, easiest and most reliable. So I’d love it if you make a WW live tutorial on cleaning dirty wool. I have a variety o unwashed curly locks in bags and I never dared to open them because I am afraid to under-clean them. *PLEASE HELP* 😊

[@sueranbarger5874]

I asked during live if there are any pros or cons to using starch over the sugar water method of viscose paper.

[@LivingFelt]

We will ask Marie her thoughts on the sugar water.

[@59beadsbishop]

Next time I order would you also send a Texas State Wholefoods bag? They are something I collect.

[@jennytreloar9460]

Thank you so much for this weeks Wooly Wednesday! Wow! So much I didn't know! What a wonderful way to make silk paper. I had no idea that would work. I can not wait to see what all of these components put together will make. I was wondering if the silk paper could be adhered to a sheet of felted wool? Like to make bookmarks and cards? Thank you so much!!

[@LivingFelt]

Hi Jenny! Marie is definitely going to share more on that next week so we will look to her to bring more insight.

[@jennytreloar9460]

@@LivingFelt Awesome! I can not wait! Thank you!!

[@dogyeargirl6544]

Your pendant - is that a wet felted piece? I’m intrigued!

[@lorainew4281]

I found this to be really interesting! I was curious if the papers could be used to decorate a journal? Can they be cut and glued down?

[@LivingFelt]

Surely they can, Loraine, but you could also use a fabric medium to bind them more permanently. I think Marie is going to address this in the future.

[@lorainew4281]

LivingFelt Thank you! I’ll look forward to that tutorial! You all do such s great job!

[@jdmosaics]

Love this ❤️ can you tell me the solution to soak silk in to help it take in dyes please? I want to plant dye some un dyed Tussah Silk roving. Also do you have any instructions for plant dyeing silk or wool roving for felting please. Thank you.

[@LivingFelt]

We suggest a good natural dying book ;)

[@jdmosaics]

Many bought starch says not to use on Silk or Wool mainly for Cellulose fibres.

[@LivingFelt]

This is not clothing tho..give it a test

[@barbaramcelgunn9811]

Won't the sheets come apart when the starch washes out? Also, some people suggested using a water and sugar solution, what do you think about that. Love the sheen of the the silk sheets!

[@LivingFelt]

These sheets will be used in a wet felted fabric. They look fantastic felted. We will ask Marie about the sugar solution.

[@maryrushing2838]

What is the difference between Tussah Silk and a Silk Sliver? Can Silk Sliver be used to make the Silk Paper?

[@LivingFelt]

Tussah is the the TYPE of silk...Marie explained Tussah vs Bombyx. Sliver is the "form" of the silk: Sliver and Top are the same thing and is what Marie used today, but she also used Silk HANKIES....which is a different "form" of silk.

[@katiejo911]

can you presoak the hankies to get better absorption?

[@giselleburningham3204]

Sorry what is MC1? I thought I would write comments as I watch the recording.. hi from a cold day in Tasmania, Australia

[@LivingFelt]

Giselle, MC-1 is our signature fiber, USA sheep, approx. 25 microns and the fiber is short and crimpy. You can needle felt with it or wet felt it..or both.

[@giselleburningham3204]

LivingFelt ok dumb question.. if we are felting then why can’t we use any old wool.. the microns etc won’t matter. I thought it was only spinning and knitting was when the length and strength of wool was important.

[@kdragon621yahoo]

Does Angelina melt? I made a mess with some mixed in. Maybe iron too hot or not thick enough cover cloth.

[@LivingFelt]

Some Angelina is heat bondable to itself, and yes will "melt".

[@flamingomtn]

I'm not sure how long you see the comments on these older videos, but what fibers did you use to get the iridescent blue/purple at 16:32 in Marie's left hand. It's on a very dark background. Thanks!

[@59beadsbishop]

I was going to ask how do you resist flipping? AND THEN you flipped

[@helenesmith5623]

Can I use a very very old, somewahat torn piece of silk?

[@gcaprionello1698]

Is your "Mesh" made of Polyester, Nylon, or ??? And, Is it true that the Mesh should be a Synthetic fabric, as when felting with Natural Fibers, they will fuse with an organic Mesh, but will NOT fuse with a Synthetic Mesh? Thank you.

[@gingerbiscuit4871]

I love this video so much. Can I ask, I have Mulberry silk, is this the same/similar to tussah silk and can I use in the same way you have here? TFS.

[@LivingFelt]

Yes..Mulberry silk is actually nicer. Use it the same way :)

[@gingerbiscuit4871]

@@LivingFelt Thank you.

[@susancrane9207]

I am NEVER going to get my housework done.

[@LivingFelt]

😂😅 us neither!!! LOL