Felted Plissee

A very attractive plissé effect is created with this technique:
A layer of FLYFEL^®-web is layed on a felt surface, e.g. bubble wrap. Then drape a chiffon in a strongly contrasting color, creating narrow pleats lengthwise. It is best to wet the silk first, that way the pleats stay in the desired form.

Now simply felt both layers together. Due to the great felt characteristics of FLYFEL^®-web, the wool connects quickly and steadily with the chiffon. Even the parts where the chiffon is doubled and tripled are easily felted and the plissé pleats are held in place.

The fleece that overlaps on both ends, should be cut into narrow stripes after the felting and drying process is finished. In this case, the fringes are especially long, which matches very well with the longitudinal striped plissé.

A couple of felted on colored FLYFEL^®-pads create highlights.
 

Similar colors like in the first example, just combined the other way around. The felted pleats always have a great effect!

Here, the rolled hem of the chiffon scarf was used as an outer layer while in the earlier example, the FLYFEL^®-web overlaps slightly and creates a colorful edge.
 

Apart from the felted plissé, the highlight with this pattern is the bi-colored look of the fringes.

For this example, a navy blue chiffon scarf was finely pleated and felted on to lime green FLYFEL^®-web, just as described. On both ends, additional two layers of navy blue FLYFEL^®-web are laid onto the chiffon side and felted together. It is advised to cut off the rolled hem and let the navy blue FLYFEL^®-web slightly overlap in order to create a smooth transition. After felting and ironing dry, the fringes are cut into the desired width.

A row of wandering geckos out of FLYFEL^®-pads gives the scarf a very special look. Felt on the FLYFEL^®-pads at the end, when the rest of the scarf is completely done. That way, the geckos stay in shape because they only need a short amount of time to be felted.
 

This pattern also captivates through a shot colored effect.
A sun yellow chiffon was pleated, covered with a layer of black chiffon and felted together with black FLYFEL^®-web.

Our tip:
Only felt until the top layer holds everything together, including the pleats. If you felt for much longer, the woolen fibers are going to penetrate the silk so much that the 2-color shot effect could get lost.

Very attractive for creating fabrics to make vests or jackets.