For a deeper purse this time, I made a longer resist.
Adding tufts of striped cotton sliver...
...and long wisps of flax.
Adding a layer of yellow wool roving.
...and long wisps of flax.
Adding a layer of yellow wool roving.
After several layers of wool were added to both sides of the resist...
...(the black roving stripe marks my cutting line).
...(the black roving stripe marks my cutting line).
Removing the resist and turning the purse right-side out.
Drying the finished felt.
Drying the finished felt.
The fully felted and dried piece, prior to adding a lining.
A close-up of the cotton and flax additions...
...and the black roving 'cutting line'.
...and the black roving 'cutting line'.
The purse that I made most recently to use as my 'work purse'...
...now seems way too autumnal for our latest heat wave...
...so I decided to make myself a new one! :)
I chose yellow, because I think it's a fresh and sunny color for summer...
...and I dug around in my stash for some long-neglected embellishments to use!
(I last used the un-dyed flax wisps in this piece...
...and the cotton sliver was last seen here.)
I added a thin strip of black roving to one side of the resist each time that I laid out new wool...
...so I wouldn't lose track of my 'cutting side' or its placement.
Next time: the finished purse...
...with a fabric lining and strap.
...now seems way too autumnal for our latest heat wave...
...so I decided to make myself a new one! :)
I chose yellow, because I think it's a fresh and sunny color for summer...
...and I dug around in my stash for some long-neglected embellishments to use!
(I last used the un-dyed flax wisps in this piece...
...and the cotton sliver was last seen here.)
I added a thin strip of black roving to one side of the resist each time that I laid out new wool...
...so I wouldn't lose track of my 'cutting side' or its placement.
Next time: the finished purse...
...with a fabric lining and strap.
6 comments:
Very bright and summery!
Fantastyczny tutorial :) Wreszcie mam mężczyznę do rozmów o filcu :)
I like how they felted with the wool. Beautiful Summer colors.
Rachel--Thanks! I hope you will like the dark lining that I used for contrast.
Sanddra--I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Andrea--The cotton sliver IS very cool, but I think that the flax got lost in the shuffle a bit and kind of looks like shadows of veins in a person's arm. Hahaha. Oh, well. :)
What a great looking purse, I love the embellishments! Congrats to your daughter!
Melissa--Thanks so much! It's so good to hear from you again! XXO-
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