Cobweb Felted Scarves Technique

What is Cobweb Felting? Just like the name suggests, Cobweb Felting creates a felted fabric with a 'cobwebby' texture. A cobweb felted scarf is light and airy with thin areas and even holes.

This is not traditional technique. With cobweb, wool goes in one direction. It requires unfolding and stretching wool rowing very carefully adding then various fibre. There are specific techniques of stretching wool and adding fibre. This process is not limited to particular wool type or fibre. I recommend to use either merino wool 18.5-19 microns or even thicker or Blue Lester Wool.

This is such a versatile technique. I create cobweb scarves super fine with holes and without holes and a medium weight too, with tassels or without, using silk fibre or viscose. I teach this technique in my online class, Let's Create Cobweb Scarves .

Why this technique? Because every fine felt craftsman should have it in their toolkit. It's quite simple, even for beginners, yet filled with many tips you won't find elsewhere.

If you've been following my online classes, blogs, or Facebook Lives, you may have noticed that I emphasize wellbeing, ensuring we take care of our bodies. This class is no exception. My feltmaking process focuses on achieving ideal results while also caring for your health, saving effort, and time.

When I used to sell my designs in galleries, this scarf was very popular. But standing for hours doing wool layouts took a toll on my back, especially after having two large babies. So, I found a way to continue making these scarves while sitting. This not only saved my back but also time. I could stretch my cobwebs while watching TV, put them away, and felt them later. This method ensured perfect cobwebs without straining my back.

Lorelei Walden created this scarf as below taking inspiration from nature using fibre creating beautiful daisies scattered around the scarf. This scarf was created in the cobweb technique to avoid holes. The results are impressive.

If you have blends of merino wool with other fibre, then try it. This particular type of wool will create a beautiful cobweb with holes. Holes will appear where wool missing. If you look at the scarf created by Karen Smith, the holes adds a character to the scarf and do not spoil the garment.

If you want to achieve cobweb scarf without holes, then I would not recommend using blends of wool and fibre. I usually use either multi-coloured or mono coloured merino wool 18.5-19 microns. The technique is very therapeutic. Stretching wool, adding silk fibre and felting while not leaving the chair and using a small table is the unique aspects of this technique I teach in my online class. Let's Felt Cobweb Scarves. This class allows you to create various cobweb scarves either with holes or without. My students went further and started to incorporate yarns. Look at these two scarves. The first one was created by Shelley Steele and the blue one was created by Cheryl Oliver.

The possibilities are endless and I would invite you to experiment like many of my students. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

These are some beautiful results from my students. They create in the comfort of their homes having an access to my videos at any time. My students are part of the bigger community of my students. We have a closed Facebook group for my students where we ask questions, continue learning and sharing our beautiful results.

If you would like to learn this technique, then please check my online class.

Let's Felt Cobweb Scarves

In this class, you'll learn:

• How to stretch the wool rowing while sitting and taking care of your back.

• How to felt the thinnest scarf without holes, with a straight edge.

• How to put a layout aside at any time.

• How to create a double-sided scarf, having a perfect design on both sides.

This is a pre-recorded online class with unlimited access and my further support. You will have an opportunity to ask questions while watching videos or creating. Join the community of similar minded people, people who are in love with feltmaking.

If you're interested in enhancing your feltmaking skills and creating beautiful cobweb scarves, this class is for you. The price is reduced and valid during a limited time only.

Thank you!

Lena