Felted scarf
Felted wardrobe items look elegant and stylish, so today many women of fashion replenish their wardrobe with luxurious models of scarves made using the technique of dry or wet felting.
Features of wet felting
Wet felting allows you to create solid-colored hats and scarves. Using this technique, garments have a soft color transition. The peculiarity lies in the tangling of non-spun wool fibers.
To start wet felting, you will need wool, flax or silk fibers, as well as ordinary soap and an apparatus for felting or using a stick.
Handmade felted scarf is very elastic and soft. Thanks to the variety of fibers, you can create models for any season - warm from merino wool for winter, demi-season for spring or autumn days and, of course, light and airy from fine silk for hot summer.
Advantages
- The felted scarf is characterized by unpretentious care. He is not afraid of creases or jams, since he quickly acquires an attractive appearance. Severe wrinkles can be corrected by lightly patting with damp hands.
- Thanks to its density, this piece of clothing fits comfortably around the neck, creating freedom of movement and preventing sweating.
- The felt scarf is durable. Even with prolonged wear, pills do not form on it.
- Felt fiber is antistatic, so your hair will not get electrified.
- The softness of a felted scarf allows you to embody interesting models, using additionally the dry felting technique to create original patterns and ornaments.
Models
The range of beautiful and unusual felted scarves is surprising, as designers are constantly experimenting using attractive textures, original prints and new materials.
Cobweb
The gossamer scarf is characterized by softness and an original pattern, which is formed by laying out rings of contrasting color. The ornate pattern adds sophistication and tenderness to the product.
The spider web is created from lace and mohair with a small addition of linen, viscose and wool. Many girls choose just such models because of the translucency. The scarf can be draped over the shoulders. The combination of lightness and warmth is its main advantage.
From felt
All felt products hold their shape perfectly, which is why scarves are in great demand. By imagining, you can create delightful models that will help to embody an unforgettable bow.
The felt scarf surprises with a variety of shapes. You can create a rose pattern from small plates. This model is ideal as a decor for an evening bow. Warm scarves are often presented in the form of a collar, which has a hook or a large button. It is ideal if the outerwear does not have a collar.
Cabbage
This model attracts the attention of the fair sex with its gracefulness and elegance. A cabbage scarf will become a spectacular decoration of an evening or solemn bow, giving it originality.
This scarf is made exclusively from wool using the wet felting technique. The product got its name "cabbage" because of the voluminous soft shuttlecocks that resemble cabbage leaves. To maintain this shape, designers use additional decorative elements - buttons, hooks, flowers, etc.
On gauze
The wet felting technique is a real art, as the result is original products. Since silk is a rather expensive material, it can be replaced with cotton gauze without affecting the beauty and sophistication of the product itself.
Felting on gauze allows you to create patterns from thin yarn fibers. If you wish, you can additionally decorate the scarf with unique, voluminous patterns using a felting needle.
The gauze scarf is soft, so it can be tied around the neck in any way.
What to wear with?
A felted scarf is not just a wardrobe item, but is used for decoration. You should not hide such beauty under outerwear. Usually stoles are tied over outerwear. A felt scarf is often tied around the neck over the collar. Silk products usually adorn the neck with an unusual pattern.
Such scarves can be combined not only with outerwear, but also with sweaters or dresses. The top with a V-neck looks very nice in tandem with a felted scarf.
