Lynda Otey, Fiber Art

I started my adventure with Merino wool and fibers making scarves. Wool items I purchased in the stores always irritated my skin. Then I was introduced to Merino Wool. It is so soft and the fibers so thin that like magic, I could wear wool now! It was only natural that scarves were a good place to experience this process called Nuno (Japanese word for cloth) felting. The end result is dazzling!

All my Fiber Art pieces are hand crafted and one of a kind. Wool fibers felted together are very strong and when paired with silk, even stronger. Some scarves have a silk or cotton base with the wool woven into the silk fibers during the Nuno felting process. Other scarves are just the Merino with yarn incorporated into the design to help strengthen the piece.

Email me for more information, instructions on the process or if you’re interested in a class.

To see more examples of Nuno Felting, link to:

Wearable Fiber Art

Fiber Art in the Home

Fiber Art on the Wall

Vessels

Fiber Art for the Holidays

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Scarves

These handcrafted scarves combine silk, gauze, and wool fibers to create a beautiful scarf, great fashion style, and keep you warm at the same time. Silk scarf base colors are dyed using natural coloring — madder root, avocado skins, blueberries, cabbage, beets, etc. Cobweb scarves have no base… the wool binds together with the other wool fibers to create a light, airy, almost see-through piece, like a cobweb. Here are just a few samples…

Multi-colored Merino wool and wool yarns with fringe. 7" x 84" $55 — Multi-colored Merino wool and wool yarns with fringe.
7″ x 84″

Hot Pink to deep burgandy Merino wool and wool yarns in a grid pattern with fringe & bead accents. 8" x 80" $50 — Hot Pink to deep burgundy Merino wool and wool yarns in a grid pattern with fringe & bead accents.
8″ x 80″ – SOLD

Merino wool on cotton gauze base with denim grid design. 8" x 76" $50 — Merino wool on cotton gauze base with denim grid design.
8″ x 76″

Merino wool on eco-dyed salmon cotton gauze base. 7" x 76" $50 — Merino wool on eco-dyed salmon cotton gauze base.
7″ x 76″

Merino wool with wool and silk yarns woven throughout. 8" x 80" $50 — Merino wool with wool and silk yarns woven throughout.
8″ x 80″

Cranberry Merino wool with Wool yarns running through cobweb base and making fringe. 7" x 76" $50 — Cranberry Merino wool with Wool yarns running through cobweb base and making fringe. 7″ x 76″

Denim blue and gold Merino wool on an eco dyed silk panel. 9" x 80" $55 — Denim blue and gold Merino wool on an eco dyed silk panel. 9″ x 80″ – SOLD

Merino wool on eco dyed silk panel with wool yarn and gold natural locks accents. 8" x 80" $55 — Merino wool on eco dyed silk panel with wool yarn and gold natural locks accents. 8″ x 80″

Grey & Black Merino Wool with cool colored wool yarn accents. 7.5" x 72" $45 — Gray & Black Merino Wool with cool colored wool yarn accents. 7.5″ x 72″ – SOLD

Red and Black Merino wool on eco-dyed madder-root silk panel. 8" x 76" SOLD — Red and Black Merino wool on eco-dyed madder-root silk panel. 8″ x 76″ – SOLD

Blue Merino wool on eco dyed lime silk panel. 7" x 72" SOLD — Blue Merino wool on eco dyed lime silk panel.
7″ x 72″ – SOLD

Merino wool spiral cobweb. 7" x 76" SOLD — Merino wool spiral cobweb.
7″ x 76″ – SOLD

They look delicate but really are very sturdy.
They do, however, require hand wash care to keep from felting even more…

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