Orange Flower Purse- Part 2 of 2

The fully felted purse.

Clamping the petals to create 3-D texture.

A close-up of the petals, silk yarn and snippets of pencil roving.

The purse back with trimmed flap.

Pearlescent vintage buttons for the closure.

The finished purse.

This purse was a little tricky to do...

...but, boy, was it worth it!

I found that after I had felted the piece for some time...

...I still felt a little 'wobble' in the center where the petals attached.

Taking a few stitches with a large needle and silk yarn seemed to do the trick...

...and I could then finish felting the bag without fear. :)

I decided that rather than having inner pockets or flaps of any kind...

...I would trim the flaps and have the bag opening follow the circular pattern of the flower.

In order to keep the bag's contents secure...

...I stitched two buttons to the inside of the bag back...

...and made button-holes on the front flap of the bag (where they are hidden by a petal).