The foam resist is removed...
...and the project is turned from one side...
...to the other...
...during felting.
After a final fulling...
...it's stuffed and blocked for drying.
The top of the long tote strap was drafted at an angle...
...(to better follow the slope of my shoulder)...
...but because I chose to make it reversible...
...it was a design 'fail'. :(
As befitting a sample...
...I made this project quite small.
(I wanted to check both the dramatically truncated strap...
...and the 'curvier' overall shape of the bag.)
At first I wasn't sure whether its diminutive size...
...would lend itself to any real functionality...
...but happily, it's found purpose as a 'wooden blocks keeper'...
...for my baby grandson. :)
4 comments:
So, apart from the angle on the strap, are you happy? It looks good to me, but then I can't see inside your head to see what you were aiming for!
Mind you, if we could see each other's imaginings, would that always be a good thing?
Rachel- Yes. I'm happy with the newer, ovoid shape and shorter strap, but I'm glad that I made a small one first, since I think that this bag is a little problematic due to its lack of a secure closure.
If I make it again, I will make quite a large one and use it as a farmer's market basket or knitting bag or something like that.
Hahahaha...depends on who the 'other' is, I think. :)
Love your colours Heather, I think it looks great!
Looks like it's found a good home :) xx
Thanks, Deborah!! Yes...I like when things have a purpose. :)
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