Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Embroidered 'Bumpy' Bag- Part 1

Topping my purse resist with a layer of silk gauze...

...several strands of yarn...


                                       ...and snippets of fabric and finished felt...



                                          ...followed by a layer of merino roving.



                                        Wetting out the project with soapy water...



                                            ...adding a second layer of roving...




                                                ...and wetting it out again.


                                     Additional textural elements are now added...

                                           ...wool yarn, industrial felt washers...

                              ...and finished felt that's been cut into various shapes.



                                               Covering the whole shebang...



                                         ...with an additional layer of wool roving.



                                                  Flipping the project over...

                                ...and trimming off the overhanging silk and wool...

                                         ...except at the very bottom of the bag.



                                                   Next time: I begin side two.

4 comments:

FeltersJourney said...

Ooo you snipped the edges off :o ... Love the layered shapes! Very interesting.. looking forward to seeing how this develops! :) xxx

Heather Woollove said...

Deborah- I always run into a certain amount of 'trouble' when I do this...but I really didn't want any weird design overlap so I risked it.
You'll soon see what happens!! Let's just say that the sides of the bag are colorful!! :)

Rachel said...

I'm trying desperately hard to predict what this will look like, but I'm sure you will surprise me!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--I don't think you can really guess...since it surprised me, too! :)