“Nuno felting is a fairly new process in that mate-rial becomes attached to the wool and that is where the magic happens for me,” she says. “Because I am using vintage sari silks and thried pieces, each item will produce a unique pattern that I am not able to totally control—it will crumple and fold and felt totally differently for every piece.”The randomness of the process so intrigued Denise that she made the decision to combine her love of fashion and her love of thrifting to create wearable art in the form of long shawls. - Kim Foreman-Rhindress