At Christmas I bought my friend and I a felt bag making kit each from Gillian Gladrags. We have spent a day making the bags from the kits. They are not finished yet but I thought I'd show the fun we've had.
We each started with a selection of Merino wool tops. Mine will eventually be a black bag with white spots and a felt rose and Tracy's is lime green with grey spots and lots of felt flowers.
I have only done a little wet felting and Tracy was a virgin felter (!)
The instructions were pretty clear though but we had to follow them carefully.
Here are various stages of laying out and soaping up.
If you want a kit this is the website: http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/
Anyway what a great stress-busting day it was. We both have lovely soft clean hands now from the olive oil soap and the lanolin in the wool. It's been great exercise for those flabby upper arms (known as Bingo Wings).
Neither of us have clean houses though. Who needs that?
What a lovely day, and good luck with finishing the bag.
ReplyDeletelooks like you both had fun, bags are looking great :-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice, clever yous! House cleaning can always wait.....
ReplyDeleteLooks like good fun. Bah to clean houses...
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