ArtFire

Oh for the Love of Goth is a smooth batt in mostly burgundy, black, and purple. The batt was made by layering Burgundy Merino, Black Wool with Honey Tussah Silk, and Purple Bamboo several times. The resulting batt is smooth and striking. The photos don't do this batt justice!

My batts take a bit of work but I believe the end results are worth it! I typically dye my own fleece, rovings, silk, bamboo, and firestar in the colors that I want to make my batts. After the normal dyeing process (soak, dye, set, cool, wash, rinse, dry) I am ready to start making my batts. I choose the look I want to go for and then I measure out my batt ingredients. My 4oz batts come to you as 2, 2oz batts. I do this so that I may get them as identical as possible and also for consistency. In some cases I first precard the colors separately in order to nicely blend the roving, firestar, and angelina (or any other add ins). I like for my batts to be smooth when they are finished unless I am making a chunky art batt. Once the fibers have been blended together to my satisfaction I take them off my drum carder and weigh them out again. I put my fibers together in the order I would like to card them so that both 2oz batts match. After carding I double check the batts to make sure they are up to my standards and then photo and list them. This process takes a bit longer but I have had some wonderful feedback about my batts and the way they are blended and smooth. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them!

The wool in this batt will felt so unless felting is the desired effect I advice hand washing in cool water, with little to no agitation and laying flat to dry. If you have any questions please ask. Thank you for visiting my shop.

wool, merino, silk, bamboo