The next step was to Nuno felt the silk piece unto the muslin but before that I decided to tea dye the muslin to get a softer shade of white or even a more antique look as some of the inspiration came from antique blue and white ware. I tea dyed the muslin for about 10 minutes, rinsed in cold water and let it dry to determine the colour. I was aware that the felting process might work like a strong wash and could remove some of the dye. This did happen so that the dyed shade is quite subtle.
In order to nuno felt the silk piece on the muslin square I layered some white Netherlands wool on the muslin, covered with the silk and then laid out fine strands of light blue Austral Merino wool while the underside of the muslin got another layer of Netherlands wool. This was all carefully hand felted until it was merged together. On purpose I decided to not fully felt the fibres in order to preserve some softness and avoid the shrinking. On the picture the fabric is still wet so you can see very well the different shades of wool used inside the baubles.
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