Another young lady had brought her "wool felting" book to class for me to see along with a beautiful treasure.. hand felted silk scarf! of course, I wanted to do that too! there just aren't enough hours in the day for me to do everything I want to accomplish... but while at the craft store, I bought some "feltable" wool yarn (in pink & tan), crocheted the little purse & then made a zippered lining to hand stitch into the purse.. see lower right of the above photo!
I did try my hand at felting... took an old "large" cashmere sweater, washed in it warm water with mild detergent & put in the dryer on medium. It came out a beautiful fluffy texture & shrunk to the perfet size to wear. I didn't have the heart to cut it up to make a purse so I fixed some holes, made a few wool felt patches & wore it with jeans... it was a cute look! .. but not the project of my choice... might need to find an old sweater at Goodwill & try that!
The little purses are one of my "new" favorite projects! I'm using some of my "fabric" stash & the zippers from sewtrue.com ... I add interior pockets to the lining & have so much fun with them.
I have another one in the machine right now... was in the middle of it just before we went out the door earlier this evening... will finish & photo tomorrow so I can mail it out soon! someone is having an important birthday in two weeks!... guess who??? yes, a package just for you! no goodies for anyone else... just "my" little sweetheart!
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| baby bonnets! |
off for the evening... see you in class! happy sewing! if you can imagine it, you can do it!
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