Fulling the project.
The completed lid.
The finished felt was very thin...
...and even though I intended to cover a wire frame with it...
...I decided to 'beef it up' with a thick felt insert.
From leftover fiber and finished felt scraps...
...I created a thick, round pile.
Using a combination of felting...
...and hand-stitching...
...I prepared a 'pad' for the original felt lid.
Threading the bubble wrap 'channel' with a drawstring...
...I cinched the felt tightly around the wire frame and felt pad...
...and added a wooden handle for ease in opening.
Next time: the finished compost bin...
...stitched together from re-purposed, finished felt.
5 comments:
A great success, indeed! And such a good way of using up leftover bits and bobs, too...!
Truly "land art" and decoration. Looking forward to seeing the finished.
Rachel--Thanks! I like to have an 'active' compost bin
and a 'fallow' one, so this one is right on time.
Terriea--Thanks! You'll laugh when you see all of the different projects which make up the bin body! :)
I bet you have the coolest compost bin in the county!! :)
Sandie- I think it probably is pretty distinctive! :)
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