Bluefaced Leicester and Tussah silk roving, along with my resist.
Laying out a layer of variegated roving...
...and here, again, in close-up.
Wetting out the project.
Adding a layer of silk chiffon to each side for strength.
Making a 'felt channel' for the drawstring with a piece of plastic underlayment.
Making a 'felt channel' for the drawstring with a piece of plastic underlayment.
Turning the bag 'right side out' during felting.
Switching out the hard plastic resist in each channel for a length of (softer) fabric interfacing.
Switching out the hard plastic resist in each channel for a length of (softer) fabric interfacing.
I wanted to make something fun and feminine for a friend of mine...
...as a thank-you gift.
But because she is not a 'purse carrying' kind of woman...
...I chose to make more of a storage bag, like this one.
I decided to use one of my recent Sheep and Wool Festival purchases...
...a blended roving in variegated blues and purples.
Working inside-out, I laid out layers of roving...
...then covered them with a layer of silk chiffon for strength.
I tried something new with the 'drawstring channel' this time, too...
...making an integrated felt one, instead of sewing on a satin ribbon casing later.
The plastic resists that I used for the channels seemed to be 'pulling' a bit too much after awhile...
...so I replaced them with strips of fabric interfacing (much softer!) and continued to felt the piece until it was done.
Next time: the finished bag...
...with grosgrain ribbon ties.
...as a thank-you gift.
But because she is not a 'purse carrying' kind of woman...
...I chose to make more of a storage bag, like this one.
I decided to use one of my recent Sheep and Wool Festival purchases...
...a blended roving in variegated blues and purples.
Working inside-out, I laid out layers of roving...
...then covered them with a layer of silk chiffon for strength.
I tried something new with the 'drawstring channel' this time, too...
...making an integrated felt one, instead of sewing on a satin ribbon casing later.
The plastic resists that I used for the channels seemed to be 'pulling' a bit too much after awhile...
...so I replaced them with strips of fabric interfacing (much softer!) and continued to felt the piece until it was done.
Next time: the finished bag...
...with grosgrain ribbon ties.
6 comments:
Great post! I love seeing a step by step guide. Looking forward to seeing the finished piece : )
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the integrated channel for the drawstring works!
Heather- it's looks so light and delicate...you can already see the shimmer of the silk in the fibre! Can't wait to see the finished bag!
Love, F! (PS- I'm coming to Ohio next week...I'd love to try and see you somehow whle there! I'll email!)
Oh my, you felted that Blue faced Leicester wool?????? Hahahaha
Me, I would HAVE to spin it. Love using their wool, it spins it's self, I swear it does. Does it almost felt it's self too???? :)
Nice, cheers Marie
Thanks, all! XXO-
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