I called this scarf a “Autumn mood” because of its multicolored leaves and cobwebs. For this scarf, I prepared a prefelt from wool fibers in autumn colors. I decorated the surface of wool with silk and viscose fibers to add shine and colors to the prefelt. Then I collected real maple leaves and used them as a template to cut leaves from the prefelt.
I moistened my prefelted leaves with soapy water and put pieces of fine wool yarn on top of them to indicate the veins on the leaves. I used a sander to join the yarn to the prefelt.
Then I turned my woolen leaves upside down and arranged them to make a scarf. I cut and soaked long sections of thick wool yarn with soapy water, laid them on top of the leaves and lightly covered them with thin layers of wool fiber for security. I made these sections of thick wool extra long so they will form a fringe at the ends of the scarf. I worked well the entire surface of the scarf with a sander until I was sure that the yarn has firmly adhered to the wool base.
Then I rolled the scarf with a pipe in a towel. Then I rubbed the scarf by my hands, threw it on the table. I paid a lot of attention to the edges of the leaves. When the scarf was ready I realized that the leaves turned out to be a little shaggy. I used a lighter to remove the extra hairs that were sticking out from the wool leaves.
I processed the entire surface of the wet scarf with fire and all of the excess hairs burned out. Using a lighter wasn’t dangerous in this case because the scarf was wet. By the way, during this procedure, the fire alarm turned on because of the smoke. So now I know not to clean woolen scarves with fire inside the house anymore. Then I thoroughly washed and rinsed the scarf to get rid of the remaining scorched wool bits.
As usual, I squeezed the finished scarf in a towel, lightly stretched wool leaves, and steamed it with an iron, giving the leaves the desired shape. Finally, I placed the scarf on a flat surface for final drying.
Multicolored leaves, cobwebs … I like it!
