Wednesday, February 24, 2016

"Who's Got the Button"? Purse- Part 2

A thin piece of painter's plastic...

...prevents the bottom flange from felting into the body of the bag.


                      A layer of silk gauze is applied to the surface of the dark wool...

                                                       ...for structural support...



                               ...followed by a layer of pink wool (with cotton dots)...

                                     ...and a thin layer of white merino (not shown).



                                              The project is flipped to side two...

                                                ...and the layers of silk gauze...



                                       ...pink batt and white merino are repeated.



                                       The purse is wetted out with soapy water...



                          ...and a pocket resist is covered with layers of white wool.



                                                      Mid-way through felting...



                                              ...the bag is beginning to shrink...



                                           ...and the pre-felt stage is reached.



                                          Next time: hanging loops are added...

                                              ...and the felting continues.

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