...angel cloth

...hello enchanted ones!

would you like to see what angel cloth looks like?

did you know that there was such a thing?

i didn't!

and i have worked around fabrics all of my adult life...

i studied textiles in college

and even managed a Jo-Ann Fabrics store, once upon a time.

fabrics have somehow,

 always been a part of my life in some way or another.

every year,

when making out my christmas list,

i try to always create a most special gift

for my dearest, bestest friend

who also just so happens to be my mom,

(absolutely no pressure there!)

a gift,

unique and one of a kind 

a gift,

that is spun from my soul

and that is the best part of who i am....

this year,

my muse has delighted in making what i like to call,

angel cloth!

it has taken me weeks to gather all of my supplies

of the most beautiful fibers you could imagine

from all over the world!

silk, lace, wool fibers, crystals, pearls

the technique i used is known as "nuno felting"

and

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it is like working with cotton candy...

delicate, ethereal and light

layer upon beautiful layer

it is not a creative project for the faint of heart

but,

a labor of love...

i was so intimidated by the process

that it took me two weeks just to read and re-read

and then read again, all that was involved!

i tentatively took the plunge and gave it all that i had!

and now,

well ~

now,

 i.  am.  transfixed upon it!

it has captured my creative heart

and i feel like the dancing girl in the red shoes...

LOL!!

it is like a nuno felting factory in my studio...

and in the kitchen

and in the hallways...

i can't stop!!

can you blame me?

isn't it just oh-sooooo-lovely??!!

i love the strands of silk fibers running through the wool.

and you know how i simply adore embellishing things full tilt,

so hand sewing tiny sparkling crystals,

glistening rhinestones,

dreamy pearls and iridescent sequins

were not out of the ordinary for this angel cloth!

noooo sir-reee!

my muse has caught me by surprise with this endeavor

and i couldn't be more thrilled!

what you are viewing in this post is a scarf

and a wrist cuff adornment...

i am mesmerized at the softness of them

they are lighter than air...

i wonder if angel's ethereal gowns could be made from cloth such as this?!?!

hhhhmmmmmm....

i still have some silk and wool fiber left,

what do you think i should make next???

perhaps a bowl,

to stash my nuno fibers in?

i would be interested to hear your thoughts...

~

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here's to spun angel cloth!