Wednesday, May 20, 2015

"After Gee's Bend" Pieced Felt Purse- Part 1 of ?

Assembling commercial pre-felt snippets...

...(re-purposed from other projects)...


                                      ...and piecing them together like quilt blocks.



                              Trimming a large, seamed piece of pre-felt into shape...



                                                     ...for the purse bottom.



                             Wrapping the resist with the 'pre-felt coat of many colors'...



                       ...in order to discover where any additions might be needed.


 
                                                      
                                   Adding small rectangles of contrasting pre-felt...

                                          ...to cover any gaps in the stitching.


                                         Using nylon thread and a sharp needle...



                                    ...the foam resist is sewn into its pre-felt 'skin'...



                                          ...and the opening is pinned closed...

                                      ...to keep the felt covering taut during felting.
  

                                               Next time: additional fiber is added.

2 comments:

Rachel said...

It's looking very bright - and very capacious!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--Capacious!!! Lovely word and woefully underutilized!