Not sure what you're referring to here (where on the video please?). One agitates the surface using soapy water. Sometimes I might use some soap on my hands. I try not to overwet the piece particularly at the start as the loose fibres can swim off the fabric. I also find that too sudsy is not ideal

When you have areas where the fibres are not migrating through the carrier fabric, it could probably use more soap. It may have enough moisture but isn't soapy or slippery enough to facilitate agitation.

Yes. That's right.

You're right. It seems to have disappeared from my channel. As I recall, it was showing off the finished wrap. I'll let you know when I find it. I may need to upload again, if I still have the file. Cheers. Joni

@@jonicornell-mersilk oh how odd! Thank you so much for a your response. Really love your work

Actually it's because the background music is copyrighted and KZfaq has put a restriction on it. But it seems only to some parts of my videos and not others.

We've reloaded the part 5. Even more weird the original has now popped back into view. Very odd indeed. Glad you enjoyed.

@@jonicornell-mersilk thank you thank you

It's silk Georgette sometimes referred to as silk gauze. Around 3 momme.

Thanks Marion. I trust you'll get loads of enjoyment from your investment in a GR

Hi Natalia, I'm glad you enjoyed the class. The mat is solar pool bubble and I got off cuts from a factory which makes the pool plastic. Cheers Joan

@@jonicornell-mersilk Thank you very much, your felting projects are incredible.

Thank you ❤

It's solar pool bubble. I used to get off-cuts from a factory. Cheers

I have used a merino alpaca silk blend in other work. You need to be sure all guard hairs are removed from the alpaca otherwise it will be hard to felt. Also, this a very fine scarf and your fibre ought to be no higher than 19 micron. Whenever I am unsure about a fibre I make a test piece around 50cm square.

Hi Julie it's called silk Georgette, sometimes also referred to as silk gauze. Look for thin silk around 3 or 3.5 momme (a weight measure in silk similar to thread count in cotton sheeting).

No it's too thick. You can on cotton muslin. Margilan silk is also very good for felting.

They are called Ball brausers and can be purchased at fibre supply stores. Have a look on Etsy. Or try your local fibre store. Thanks for the thumbs up. 😃

@@jonicornell-mersilk Thanks!

It's laminated felt, also called Nuno. The wool is laid on gauze or fine silk fabric and the fibres are encouraged to migrate through the carrier fabric before shrinkage, so that the fabric also shrinks. You can get up to 50-75% shrinkage on overall size for a hardier wearing felt.

It's wet down with a ball brauser then plastic laid over the top and air bubbles pushed out. This can be made easier by wetting the surface of the plastic with felting solution and with your hands in a plastic bag. Flipped over, and plastic over the other side. It's not rubbed at all before placing on the roller. More videos of working with the Gentle Roller can be found on our website gentleroller.com.au Cheers Cheers

@@GrantsPassCSL it's there to do the work for you. There may be the odd times where you do need to work a specific stubborn spot by hand in with a hand tool but they ought to be few and far apart.

Silk Georgette sometimes referred to as silk gauze

Hi Dalia, yes it was felted using the Gentle Roller. I made it some time ago, so I can't recall the number of rolls. Generally it depends on the fibre as well. The fibre here had a 50/50 blend of merino and silk, so it took a bit longer than rolling just merino. If you have questions we're happy to answer and you can contact us through the Gentle Roller page on Facebook or through the website. Have a read of the website first. There are heaps of videos and a gallery of things made by our customers. Cheers www.gentleroller.com.au

1100mm which is suitable for fabric up to 900 mm wide. But also vessels and hats can also be rolled. Cheers.

Hello Yolanda the carrier fabric is silk Georgette.

Hello Erica I used an old silk sari as base and superfine merino with silk hankies. I have a basic Nuno scarf tutorial which shows you the technique of laying and rolling by hand. You can do a search on KZfaq for it. We also have lots of tutorials on the Gentle Roller website. www.gentleroller.com.au

@@jonicornell-mersilk Thank very very much ♡♡♡

Hello, I absolutely love your process. My dream is to make a vest. What is the measurement of the silk for front and back before layout and how do you know how large to cut the arm holes and neck? Thank you 😊

Hi Sophie you can certainly rub to prefelt but it's an awful lot of rubbing and you wouldn't get the consistency that you do with rolling. Having said that there are a number of tools felt makers use - there's the Palm Washboard for instance. Some felt makers use an electric sander albeit you have to be very careful what type you use and not to have too much felting solution. (Search the internet for using a sander in felting). There's also a method of rolling into a bundle and throwing in the dryer on the airing cycle (no heat). Then there's the Gentle Roller wet felt rolling machine designed specifically for felt making. I hurt my back and was unable to felt. My partner thought he could invent something to help and surprisingly he managed to do just that.

@@jonicornell-mersilk Thank you so much, wow i didn't know your husband invented the gentle roller. What a beautiful act of devotion. I will probably try the dryer! May I ask you if it makes a difference when the carrier fabric is face up or face down, while trying to migrate the fibres? My intuition tells me to have the wool side close to the table, and the carrier close to my hands (before bundling)

@@sophievautour8573 yes keep wool side down. Cheers

@@jonicornell-mersilk cool. it's working!

Of course. I use the Gentle Roller exclusively these days. You can see my Facebook page Joni Cornell Merino-silk Apparel for more of my work made on the GR. I'd intended to update my video but there are videos on The Gentle Roller website showing how I use the GR to make a scarf. I'd also encourage you to check out the photo gallery on The Gentle Roller website for some outstanding work made by other users of the GR. www.gentleroller.com.au Cheers

@@jonicornell-mersilk Thanks so much Joan, that is very encouraging!

Hi Kathryn I like to take it off every 250 rolls (change ends) and for a long and wide piece, I would do what we call false ends - that is, fold it so that the whole length comes into contact with the Idle rollers, which do the agitation. We have lots of videos on our website showing various items being made with the use of the GR.

Hi Deborah, I am not sure what you me - the silk shrinks? It's meant to. The process of Nuno is that the wool shrinks and takes the fabric with it. Please contact me through my Facebook page Joni Cornell Merino-silk Apparel and show me a photo.

Hi Deborah, it's like a cross hatch method (in drawing). I came across it in Liz Houghton’s book Felting Fashion years ago. It's great for an even shrinkage. I can't seem to upload a photo here 😕 Can you contact me through Facebook Messenger and I'll send you a photo?

What an odd remark. I am not physically doing any rolling, as the Gentle Roller is doing all that for me. At the Gentle Roller we don't recommend sanders. There's an all purpose built roller for rolling, whereas a sander was not made for working with water.

@@jonicornell-mersilk Hi Joan...I got that, it's just I don't have an amazing gentle roller and would struggle to do this manually. I've watched other videos of people using sanders in wet felting to cut down manual rolling.

Oh OK. I know what you mean about hand rolling. I once made a sari coat that took 40,000 rolls. No wonder my back gave out.

@@jonicornell-mersilk Oh gosh! That's a heckof alot of rolling! I'm getting on a bit and have a bad back but pretty new to nuno felting. Wish I could afford a gentle roller but thanks for sharing your scarf tutorial . It's a beautiful piece

Thanks so much Jeanie. Look out for more tutorials. Cheers

Hi Snoppy there's no blanket stitch. It's the edge formed naturally by the wool and fabric.