Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Pieced Nuno Pre-Felt Purses- Part 8

Because one of the pieces of silk...

...did not 'become one' with the wool during felting...


                                 ...I attached it with a myriad of small hand stitches.



                   This same fabric caused a similar problem in one of the 'stripes'...



                                  ...so I repeated the process in this small area, too.



                                                         The finished purse...



                                                        ...blocked and drying.



                                  Readying the brightly colored zipper for basting...



                                    ...using upholstery 'twist' pins to hold it in place.


  
                                                     Hand basting the zipper...



                                             ...prior to machine stitching it...



                                                            ...for durability.



                                         Next time: finalement...the finished bag!

2 comments:

Rachel said...

I'd never have thought of using twist pins that way - what a good idea!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--Thanks, but it wasn't mine! I got that (very good) idea from my friend, Deborah http://feltersjourney.blogspot.com/ :)