Thursday, April 6, 2017

Machine-Quilted Drawstring Purse- Part 4

Mid-way through felting...


                                       ...the silk and wool are beginning to 'fuse'...



                                             ...and the bag is starting to shrink.



               Care is taken to retain the foam resists in their drawstring channels...



                                                     ...and the interior pocket.



                             When it's safe to do so, the pocket resist is removed...



                                                    ...and the felting continues.



                                                     A final fulling of the purse.



                                                Next time: the bag is completed...

                              ...using handmade drawstrings sewn from bias tape.

2 comments:

Rachel said...

This will be so wonderfully sturdy - no seams to rip, not even for pockets or drawstrings!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--Hahaha...yes, it is a sturdy little bugger!! :)