Friday, March 6, 2009

Felting 1st attempt

My title could also be,
This is all Sherie's and Joan's fault.
Or,
Why, why, why don't I take before pictures????
Oh I know! Because I finished the crocheting at 9:30 last night and started the felting.
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So it started out like this. A chunky wool, a bit more pastel than I like but it's pretty. I made the entire form of the purse. My measurements were about 18 by 11 for the body of the purse. The handles were almost 10 inches above the purse.
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I started trying to felt it in the sink since I don't have a top load washer. It was going to take forever so I just threw it in my machine, on hot and hoped for the best. I think it finished at about 3 in the morning..... When I woke up this morning I found this!!!! Well, I did have to attach the button. It now measures about 12 X 6, the handles are about 6 inches above the purse. I have got them rolled in just like I was hoping would happen!
It was kinda scary not being able to see the felting process. I couldn't choose to stop it any sooner. But all in all it was fun. I wonder if I can do it again and get nearly the same results.







9 comments:

  1. this is soooo cool! I've always wanted to do felting...I want to see this inperson. Very cool Corinnea:) Stop doing cool things! You're showing up the rest of us!

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  2. no no, keep doing cool things Corinnea, it's inspiring! I love felting, it worked well in the washer! right on!

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  3. Very neat! I want to see it for real!

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  4. You know how I feel about wool, but even I can admit this is way cool!

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  5. This is soo good!!!! Love the design, isnt there something just so wacky fun about doing this? Now, try a felted hat.... I'm to chicken to so you go first!

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  6. Awesome! It is soooo cute! So are you going to do any needle felting to it? You've got to try a project that you can do the needle felting to. You're actually lucky that you couldn't "check" your purse in the washer. I was constantly stopping the washer to see how the bag was doing! Rather nerve wracking to say the least!
    Hmmmm, a felted hat. Perhaps I should try that! Yup, I think I will, it sounds too cool!

    =-)

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  7. You all are driving me crazy!!!!! Thats all I'm going to say....

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  8. Thanks everyone!!! I am rather proud. This is not from a pattern. I just read a bunch and started making it the size I thought it should be. So yeah, really cool that it turned out so well.

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  9. Oh MY GOSH! No pattern? At all? How, how, how?! I want to be you! And, no, I have not begun the hat. I am still working on the silly sleeveless cardigan! Honestly, it looked easy! Anyhoooooo, too much going on here but I will get to the hat! Honest, unless you are going for it. I'm sure you'll have it done lickety split! ;-)

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