I was at the "Fashioning Felt" Exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum today with my cousin Elsie and I was totally blown away not only by the felting process but how freaking DIY friendly it is and how personal a felt piece can be, especially as a garment because it can only ever fit the person for whom it was designed on. You have to got to the site to watch this process! I am Googling for raw wool as I write this! It really makes sense why it's so expensive, since so much work goes into making it. But the results are this gorgeous, sturdy, soft, multi-purpose, eco-friendly fabric that's not like any other fabric because it's not woven, or sewn but fused together by water and friction! It's incredible! I just need to figure who they fashion the actual garments after they make the material. Strangely enough, that was the only process that was not demonstrated.
But...uh, I will be delving into that straight away.
