Sunday, November 10, 2013

Pink 'Two-Handled' Tote- Part 1 of 2

Laying out yarn and pre-felt shapes...

 
...and covering them with variegated wool roving.

 
Flipping the piece to side two...

 
...and repeating a similar design pattern there.

 
Laying out double straps with roving...

 
...then wetting the project out...

...and folding the strap edges in for neatness.

 
Adding a layer of cotton scrim for structural support...

 
...then repeating the entire process on side two.

 
This is actually the second tote bag in a series...

...but I thought that I would show this one to you first.

It's the first time that I've made one this size with two integrated handles...

...and I definitely intend to make more of these in the future!

Next time: the finished tote...

...with lots of close-up detail! :)

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4 comments:

Terriea Kwong said...

Your pre-felt is always so pretty, so colorful. Very unique design tote bag. Can't wait to see the finished.

Rachel said...

It looks huge!

takinagaturn said...

I like the idea of the cotton scrim for structural integrity, looking forward to seeing the final bag.

Heather Woollove said...

Terriea-Thanks so much!
Rachel-It does start out pretty big!
Jane-I use cotton gauze or scrim a lot this way. :)