Wet felting…my first bag…updated

To make my bag I used:

  • ~160g of wool felting tops (2 shades Mulberry (from Kiki’s craft corner) and Maroon (from Gilliangladrag)
  • soap (I use olive oil soap)
  • a sushi mat
  • a homemade plastic template (I used an existing bag as a basis, but you need to multiply the size by 1.4 to allow for shrinkage)
  • some netting
  • a section of pipe insulation
  • large piece of bubble wrap (small bubbles version)
  • hot water
  • something to sprinkle the hot water evenly (I have a special felters bulb spray but a small watering can, squeezy bottle would work)
  • the wooden fulling tool isn’t essential, but it is handy to change method of agitation
  • towel to cover flat surface
The ingredients!

There are loads of YouTube clips on how to wet felt and Gilliangladrag website sells products, kits and has some how to videos.  I would say I made the bag first, then made the strap, so I have sewn the strap inside the bag.  I made the strap long enough that I could overlap the strap to the bottom of the bag so that I could sew a good amount and hopefully the handle is secure.

I needle felted a bit of wool curls along the edge of where I had turned down the opening, just for a bit of detail and to avoid needing to tidy the edge.

The front

The back

I will probably give it another cool iron to reduce the wrinkles and attach a clasp inside.  For a first attempt at a bag and only my 4th go at wet felting anything, I am really please with how it has turned out.

 

Update: I have now added a lining, toggle and my logo lable.

 

 

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