My Own 'Fling' Mystery Projects- Part 2 of ?

Strips of silk gauze...

   ...and a thin layer of merino roving...

                                      ...make up this pre-felt in 'Halloween' colors.

                                                             More merino...

                                            ...and lengths of hand-spun art yarn...

                                     

                                             ...are used in this textural piece.

                                

                                          Pre-felt strips act as embellishments...

                                                    ...as do silk cut-outs...

                                                ...and bits of red tussah silk.

                                          I also made one with beads and yarn...

                                          ...and one with pre-felt leaf cut-outs!

                                                 Some of my finished pieces...      
  

                                                ...drying on a pool noodle...

                                             ...and on a plastic-covered table.

                                     Next time: my project finally comes into focus!

Flat Felt and Leather Purse- Part 8 of 8

The finished purse with small leather flap.

                                     During felting, the rayon fabric virtually melted...

                                          ...into the wool roving and pre-felt bits. 

                                            The area of the bag under the flap...

                                    ...shows off the print of the original fabric best.

                                           A shot of the purse interior with pocket.

                                               All four of the finished purses...

                                     ...were made as 'flat felt' with sewn-on leather...

                                      ...yet each has its own unique style!

Flat Felt and Leather Purse- Part 7 of 8

Adding printed rayon fabric and pre-felt "o's"...

   ...to a layer of wool roving...

                             ...then folding in the edges, making a slightly narrower flap.

                                                            The finished felt.

                                           (Looks like a bowl of olives, doesn't it?!?) :)

                                            A close-up of the felted-in pre-felt bits...

                                                         ...and the bag flap.

                                                 The back of the finished purse...

                                                ...and its side and front.

                                  Next time: the bag interior, pocket and leather flap...

                               ...plus photos of all four of the 'flat felt' purses, together!

Green Nuno Felt Purse With Batik Lining- Part 3 of 3

My finished, fabric-lined bag...

...still needed some sort of a closure...

...so I fashioned a strap from a short piece of black leather...

 

...used a medicine bottle cap to shape the curved end...

 

...and machine-stitched a buttonhole into it.

 

Here it is, in situ.

 

To finish off the closure, I used a special button...

...that my daughter bought for me in Morocco.

 

The purse back...



 ...and front.

 

Even though I lost some pieces of decorative fabric during the felting process...

...I think that the cotton-dot-studded felt provides plenty of interest on its own.

The unexpectedly 'naked' section on the back of the purse...

...also gave me the perfect opportunity to break out some of my vintage buttons...

...and have a go with my sewing needle! :)

Green Nuno Felt Purse With Batik Lining- Part 1 of 3

Placing sheer fabric on the surface of my resist...

 

...and covering it with layers of a cotton-dot-studded wool batt.

 

Flipping the project to side two...

...and adding additional fabric.

 

Covering the entire resist with layers of wool.

 

Turning the project right-side out...

...midway through felting.

 

Side one...

 

...and side two.

 

As you can see...

...some of the fabric didn't 'felt-in' very well and is starting to bubble.

 

This project is one that I began this summer...

...with time left over at the end of my week at Felter's Fling.

Using green wool batts with multi-colored cotton dots from Wollknoll...

...and silk and rayon pieces left over from other projects...

...or purchased from Annemie Koenen's lovely and well-stocked shop in The Netherlands this summer...

...I laid out an inside-out purse.

Because time was of the essence...

...I didn't spend as much time rubbing as I should have...

...and several of the fabric bits didn't really 'felt in'.

Next time: the denuded purse...

...and how I rescued it! :)