Monday, February 22, 2016

"Who's Got the Button"? Purse- Part 1

Stringing rows of buttons...


                                            ...on lengths of linen boucle yarn...



                               ...and 'trying them out' on the surface of my resist...

                                            ...to check their length and position.



                   Laying narrow strips of merino roving width-wise across the resist...

                                  ...and placing the strings of buttons face down...

                                  ...(so the buttons rest between the strips of wool).



                            Adding additional merino strips over the lengths of yarn...

                                                      ...to help anchor them...



                             ...and covering the whole shebang with a layer of fiber.



                                                 Flipping the resist to side two...



                                             ...and repeating the entire process.



                                                       Wetting out the purse.



                                    Next time: additional layers of fiber are added...

                                                  ...plus a layer of silk gauze.

4 comments:

Rachel said...

Ooh, intriguing! And a lovely use for the buttons!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel- It was weirdly satisfying to sort my giant 'vat' of buttons and place them in color groupings! :)

Linda Bice said...

Oh my - I can't wait to see the end result!! I may have to try this - good way to take a tiny dent out of that button stash! Ha!

Heather Woollove said...

Linda- Yes-do try it! You must love buttons as much as I do! :)