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 [1]
It was not unitl the 1970s that artists outside the traditional felt-making societies began investigating felt as both a creative medium and a rich vein of ascholary study. Exposure to the felts of nomadic peoples through exhibitions and books, such as M.E. Burkett's, Art of Felt Making, catalyzed a period of intensive field research from North Africa to Mongolia. Inspired experimentation also took place in the studio of artists, who loved the unique physicality of the material.
In Western Europe and the Americas, felt has typically been valued for technical rather than aesthetic reasons. Self-extinguishing, capable of holding large amounts of fluid without feeling wet, and sound absorbing, felt has long been ubiquitous but invisible - a gray part of the industrial landscape.
Felt Objects - Part II [1]
Designer: Christine Birkle.
Description: Jacket J 22 and Skirt KWS 9/4 (2010).
Materials: Merino wool, cotton, silk.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Designer: Lara Grant.
Description: Arched Coatdress (2007).
Materials and Technique: Merino fleece, polyester thread, covered buttons; wet felted, needle felted, sewn, blocked. Ankle accessories designed by Chrystie Cappelli.
Size: 114.3 cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of Arun Nevader.
Top view of the above Arched Coatdress (2007).
Designer: Anneke Copier.
Description: Sheba (2007).
Materials and Technique: Wool, silk, peppercorns; wet felt.
Size: 135 cm long cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Detailed View.
Designer: Christine Birkle.
Description: Hut Up. Top KST 9/5 and Skirt KSS 6/3 (2010).
Materials and Technique: Marine wool, silk.
Size: Dimensions vary.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Designer: Anneke Copier.
Description: Elsas (2010).
Materials and Technique: Silk, flax, wool; nuno techniques, wet felt.
Size: 145 cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Designer: Katie Coble.
Description: Mirrored Felt Piece Folded (2009).
Materials and Technique: Industrial felt, linen thread, polyester, elastic; cut, stitched, sewn.
Size: 82 x 30 x 15 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Tom Foley.
Designer: Maggy Pavlou.
Front Profile
Description: Armadillo Coat (2009).
Materials and Technique: Merino fleece; wet felted, pieced, stitched..
Size: 57 cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of Kevin Facer.
Back Profile.
Reference:
[1] Susan Brown, 500 Felt Objects, Editors Note. Mornu and J. Hale, Lark Crafts, an Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. (2011).
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 [1]
It was not unitl the 1970s that artists outside the traditional felt-making societies began investigating felt as both a creative medium and a rich vein of ascholary study. Exposure to the felts of nomadic peoples through exhibitions and books, such as M.E. Burkett's, Art of Felt Making, catalyzed a period of intensive field research from North Africa to Mongolia. Inspired experimentation also took place in the studio of artists, who loved the unique physicality of the material.
In Western Europe and the Americas, felt has typically been valued for technical rather than aesthetic reasons. Self-extinguishing, capable of holding large amounts of fluid without feeling wet, and sound absorbing, felt has long been ubiquitous but invisible - a gray part of the industrial landscape.
Felt Objects - Part II [1]
Description: Jacket J 22 and Skirt KWS 9/4 (2010).
Materials: Merino wool, cotton, silk.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Description: Arched Coatdress (2007).
Materials and Technique: Merino fleece, polyester thread, covered buttons; wet felted, needle felted, sewn, blocked. Ankle accessories designed by Chrystie Cappelli.
Size: 114.3 cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of Arun Nevader.
Description: Sheba (2007).
Materials and Technique: Wool, silk, peppercorns; wet felt.
Size: 135 cm long cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Description: Hut Up. Top KST 9/5 and Skirt KSS 6/3 (2010).
Materials and Technique: Marine wool, silk.
Size: Dimensions vary.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Description: Elsas (2010).
Materials and Technique: Silk, flax, wool; nuno techniques, wet felt.
Size: 145 cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
Description: Mirrored Felt Piece Folded (2009).
Materials and Technique: Industrial felt, linen thread, polyester, elastic; cut, stitched, sewn.
Size: 82 x 30 x 15 cm.
Photograph: Courtesy of Tom Foley.
Front Profile
Description: Armadillo Coat (2009).
Materials and Technique: Merino fleece; wet felted, pieced, stitched..
Size: 57 cm long.
Photograph: Courtesy of Kevin Facer.
Reference:
[1] Susan Brown, 500 Felt Objects, Editors Note. Mornu and J. Hale, Lark Crafts, an Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. (2011).
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