3-D Watercolour Nuno Kimono (or Jacket)
Make a Seamless, Hand-Painted Garment with 3-D Effects
This comprehensive garment course is 4 workshops combined into one!
Create a one-of-a-kind seamless garment, such as a seamless chemise, vest or tunic featuring fabulous 3-dimensional surface effects! Using lustrous fibres, fabrics and hand spun silk, you will create, rosettes, blossoms, abstract ruffles, “corkscrew” fringe, silk “brocade,” and many other techniques to achieve dramatic and shimmering 3-D texture.. Learn how to create a proportionally enlarged pattern for the best fit, calculate shrinkage, how to achieve flat seams, and learn other specialized felted garment techniques. In addition, learn how to strategically place fibre and use fulling techniques for shaping the garment to fit.
We will discuss how the pattern can be easily transformed into different types of garments. This workshop also features the much-loved “No Roll” method, which replaces laborious traditional hand rolling, leaving more time and energy for creativity. In addition, the much-loved “No Roll” method is included.
Next, using fabric dye, you will hand-paint colour directly onto your felted piece to enhance the inherent beauty of nuno felt with a spectacular watercolour effect. Be prepared to be amazed as the colours flow and combine to create new colours and subtle transitions. Learn dye formulation, colour mixing, heat setting of dyes, plus proper finishing techniques which result in durable and long-lasting felt.
You will learn a LOT in this workshop. At the end, you will take home a unique and wearable work of art and be equipped with the knowledge to create successful projects going forward.
This course features:
3-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE EFFECTS
Using lustrous fibres and fabrics, learn to felt fine merino wool into silk fabric and create:
- Rosettes
- Blossoms
- Ruffles
- and many more 3-D techniques
HAND-PAINTING TECHNIQUES
- Paint dye color directly onto to the surface of your felted piece
- Dye formulation and color mixing
- Heat-setting of dyes
GARMENT TECHNIQUES
- Calculating shrinkage for garments
- Creating and proportionally enlarging a pattern for the best fit
- How to use “blocks” to change the pattern from one type of garment to another
- Strategic fiber direction and placement
- Areas requiring reinforcement
- Eliminating “ridges” on seams
- How to prevent seams from opening up during felting
- Strategic fulling and shaping
- How to lay out and maneuver a large project when space is limited
NO ROLL METHOD
- Replaces labourious hand-rolling
- Leaves more time and energy for creating and having fun
Work at your own pace and return as many times as you like to review the techniques and course materials. Judith will be available to answer your questions as they arise in the "Comments" section of each lecture.
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
- A Materials and Supplies List is available as a free download.
- A clothing dryer is required for the No Roll Method
Who should take this course? Who should not? What else should I know?
- This course is for those who are at an intermediate to advanced level of felting.
- Beginners should consider taking the 3-D Watercolour Nuno Scarf Course first. Alternatively, they could purchase this course and practice making and hand-painting scarves and wraps until they gained the experience to create a garment.
- The garment will require a minimum of 28 hours to create. Those with physical limitations may require more time to complete the project or may require physical assistance.
- Language: English
At the end of my course, students will be able to...
Create a seamless nuno felted kimono robe or jacket with 3-dimensional surface effects. They will know how to make their own pattern in order to create a better fitting garment. They will know how to hand-paint dye directly onto the piece for a beautiful watercolour effect.
What materials/software do the students need and what actions do they have to perform before the course begins?
- A computer or device capable of accessing the Internet required
- An Internet connection required
Scroll down to view the Class Curriculum and watch several free previews.
Your Instructor
As a young girl, I spent many hours wandering the the fields and forests on the upstate New York farm where I grew up. It was in this beautiful place that I contemplated the force of life and grew to appreciate the natural world that surrounded me.
For most of my life, I have had an urge to create art, but it wasn't until I was in my late 40's, that I became captivated by feltmaking. I use layers of wool and silk to achieve texture, and then, hand-paint my pieces as if they are a watercolour painting. Always, there are rivers of texture and colour running through my work. These rivers connect, grow apart, and then reconnect. To me, they represent the force of life.
In my felt garments, I seek to capture an ethereal, natural essence and wrap women in beauty, sensuality and mystery. My hope is to create pieces that, when worn, make each and every woman feel beautiful.
As much as I love felting, I love even more, the people it brings into my life. I now reside on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada and teach workshops throughout North America and also to students worldwide through online classes.