Felted Accessories [1]Wearable ArtMarie-Therese Wisniowski

Preamble
This blogspot has a number of posts on felt and felted objects which have been listed below for your convenience.
Hallstatt Textiles
Nuno Felted Scarves@Felted Pleasure
Fabric Construction - Felt
Felted Garments
Felted Accessories
Felted Works of the 1980s
Felt Shawls
Felt Objects - Part I
Felt Objects - Part II

Introduction
Felting is one of the oldest methods of making fabrics. Primitive peoples made felt by washing wool fleece, spreading it out while still wet, and beating it until it had matted and shrunk together in fabric-like form. In the modern factory, layers of fiber webs are built up until the desired thickness is attained and then heat, soap and vibration are used to mat the fibers together and to shrink or full the cloth. Finishing processes for felt resemble those for woven fabrics.

Creator: Lilyana Bekic, Title: Grey Corollarium (2009).

Felt has many industrial and clothing uses. It is used industrially for cladding, sound proofing, insulation, filtering, polishing and wicking. Traditionally felt is not used for "fitted" clothing because it lacks the flexibility and elasticity of fabrics made from yarns. It has a wide use in such things as hats, house slippers, and clothing decorations and pendants. Because felt does not fray, it needs no seam finish. Colored felt letters or decorations on white sport sweaters or other garments often fade in washing and so should be removed or the garments should be sent to a dry cleaner who knows how to treat them.

With the resurgence of interest in the making of felted objects over the last decade, felt as garments are now making an "indie" fashion statement.

Felted Accessories

Creator and Title: Vanderbos, Embracement #058 (2007).
Materials and Techniques: Industrial felt; sewn, steam molded.
Size: 65 x 50 x 25 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Mirjam Verschoor[1].

Creator and Title: Gar Wang – Watermelon Hat (2003).
Materials and Techniques: Merino wool; wet felted.
Size: 50.8 x 25.4.
Photograph: Courtesy of Claus Wickrath[1].

Creator and Title: Leiko Uchiyama – Mosaic (2009).
Materials and Techniques: Merino wool, silk fabric; dyed, wet felted.
Size: 160 x 50 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Kazuhiro Kobushi[1].

Creator and Title: Sue Heathcote – Wrap (2006).
Materials and Techniques: Lamb's wool; machine knitted, hand manipulated.
Size: 184 x 28 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Noel Shelley[1].

Creator and Title: Carol Ingram – Marketplace Wrap (2009).
Materials and Techniques: Merino roving, commercial merino pre-felt, paj silk, rayon, silk chiffon; hand dyed, wet felted, nuno techniques.
Size: 172.7 x 36.8 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Jody Brewer[1].

Creator and Title: Uta Marschmann – Adere Elecko: Path to the Mill (2007).
Materials and Techniques: Merino fleece, natural indigo; wet felted, dyed, reserve technique.
Size: 160 x 50 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Alexander Heuberger[1].

Creator and Title: Sheila Ahern – Cloche Hat (2008).
Materials and Techniques: Merino fleece, mulberry silk; wet felted.
Size: 16 x 25 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Joanna Tomaszewska[1].

Creator and Title: Karoliina Arvilommi – Karelia Hat (2007).
Materials and Techniques: Finnish Landrace wool batting, yarn; wet felted.
Size: 35 x 35 x 20 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Liselotte Habets[1].

Creator and Title: Bottura Sabrina – Column Hat (2009).
Materials and Techniques: Merino fleece; wet felted, handmade.
Size: 19 x 17 x 18 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of artist[1].

Creator and Title: Gar Wang – Broccoli Crown and Hole-Y Shirt (2003).
Materials and Techniques: Merino wool; hand dyed, felted.
Size: Crown - 30 x 23 cm; Shirt - 50 x 50 cm.
Photograph: courtesy of Claus Wickrath[1].

Reference
[1] N. Mornu and J. Hale, 500 Felt Objects, Lark Crafts, New York (2011).