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Needle felted book cover

Jun-6-2010 By Elaine

My first item made with my embellishing machine, sure makes needle felting a lot faster and easier.

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I just finished making this cute little guy that I found in the book “wool toys & friends” by Laurie Sharp. I have always loved sock monkeys so I just had to make him. Made from wool roving and a barbed needle Using a process known as needle felting.

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Hand made felted purses

Feb-8-2010 By Elaine

It’s been awhile since I have posted but I have been busy. I decided to have a go at making some felt from roving. What a great time I had making several squares of different felts using other fibers to create interesting and beautiful textures. Then to decide what to make with the finished products.
In this picture you see what I used to make the white purse with bobbles roving, mohair and balls

after making a square of felt using wool roving and mohair I then added the balls in rows under the felt as in the shibori scarf and continued felting until I was satisfied with the texture. After it dried I then removed the balls and designed the following purse with a cotton lining and zipper closure. Size 15″ by 9″

white bag

The next piece of felt I made was made with gray roving and gray wool curls.

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then designed this lovely tote with outside pocket for cell phone

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other items made with smaller pieces of handmade felt

eye glass case

eye glass case made with merino and silk

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green with white leaves- glasses cases with vintage buttons

and last but not least from brown roving and brown wool curls this lovely little bag just big enough for your phone and keys.

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I think that is it for today but check back soon for some of the other felted items.

Most items will be on sale through my etsy store soon.

Hope everyone is having a good year.

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WELCOME TO THE FELTED PURSE

Aug-19-2009 By Elaine

Felt is one my favorite fabrics to work with. And although the site is called “the felted purse” felted bags and purses are only the tip of the iceberg when creating with felt. Felt can be dyed any colour and worked into any shape or size you need. It is one of the oldest fabrics known to man. Remnants of felt making have been found in Turkey dating back to as far as 6,500BC Felt is used around the world for rugs, tents, clothing, felt bags and art just to name a few common uses. Felt is made from natural wool fibers that are matted together to form a fabric. This is called wet felting in which the fibres are matted together using water, soap and friction.If you dont have the time to make your own felt from scratch you can always use an old wool sweater, wash in hot water and a little soap. This will shrink the wool fibres and create a felted fabric that can then be cut up and sewn into any new item you want. This is sometimes referred to as fulling. Since felt will not fray it is easy to work with. You can also knit or crochet an item and felt it afterwards to create a unique gift. This site will show different felting techniques and items made from it. Future posting will show you how to: – create felt from wool roving to make a unique felted purse – make a knit or crochet purse and felt it in the washing machine – needle felt a design on a handmade purse or any other item – make a felt bag from an old recycled wool sweater – make a 3D item from felting wool or wool roving (like a dog or bear) Using only a barbed needle. This process is called needle felting and is one of my favorite pastimes.