Nuno base camp dress
Vivienne Morpeth Feltmaker
Lincolnshire, England
Felting and hand blending this merino before shrinking by nearly 50% yet holding the soft draw before complete fulling
Replicating a pattern in Nuno felt, calculating the wool shrinkage with free hand silk images is definitely tricky and took several days construction and hand felting
Vivienne's Nuno felt uses two layers of silk and one of wool, creating a very soft wearable drape, like a second skin that clings to the body
The client requested the story of the walk to be illustrated from hem to collar
Capturing the strong colours on the mountain and meditation