http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/vivika/archive/2012/03/26/incredible-ideas-for-shrinking-fiber-art.aspxFrom the moment we start learning to work with fabric, we&#39;re taught that shrinking means disaster. But when it comes to fabric art , shrinking &mdash; before or after you stitch &mdash; can be a friend to your design.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/vivika/archive/2012/03/26/incredible-ideas-for-shrinking-fiber-art.aspx#34989Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:05:50 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:34989sunflowerwoman<p>Do you have a mechanism for responding to these comments and questions?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34989" width="1" height="1">http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/vivika/archive/2012/03/26/incredible-ideas-for-shrinking-fiber-art.aspx#34988Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:04:20 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:34988sunflowerwoman<p>Do you have a mechanism for responding to comments and questions posted here?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34988" width="1" height="1">http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/vivika/archive/2012/03/26/incredible-ideas-for-shrinking-fiber-art.aspx#34904Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:06:10 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:34904novicestitcher<p>Please - what is &#39;crinoline&#39;?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34904" width="1" height="1">http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/vivika/archive/2012/03/26/incredible-ideas-for-shrinking-fiber-art.aspx#34861Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:13:30 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:34861SewBit<p>I experimented with nuno felting a silk chiffon and wool roving to make my rendition of a japenese ruri ceramic vessels. &nbsp;I used both sides of the felt to have the ruching give texture. &nbsp;I would like to try more of these techniques.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34861" width="1" height="1">http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/vivika/archive/2012/03/26/incredible-ideas-for-shrinking-fiber-art.aspx#34860Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:06:22 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:34860sunflowerwoman<p>Are you and Ms Barnes using the terms &quot;acrylic felt&quot; and &quot;wool-viscose felt&quot; interchangeably? Isn&#39;t acrylic fiber synthetic, while wool and viscose are, respectively, animal- and plant-based fiber? </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34860" width="1" height="1">