Hello everyone,
I am back with another bag, but that’s cause the previous two were not for me… and I realized I really didn’t like the round strap.
So I decided to embark on a Felting Experiment and see if I could improve the architecture of the felted bag.
I first decided to try and make a felted strap… which, as expected, was not so easy to make: it was difficult to make it look perfectly straight and with the same width… it turned out a little bumpy but not that bad after all. I did adjust it a little bit with needle felting, to take out some of the bumps and that’s it. I would say this was a success, EVENTUALLY.
And the second upgrade was POCKETS. I like having pockets in my bag, even thought I don’t plan for using them for heavy objects like a phone or heavy keys (I believe it would damage the shape of the bag, since it is just made of wool), but I still think it is important to be able to have a little compartment!
And that is all! I managed to felt this bag, it has pockets and a felted strap and now I don’t plan to make a bag anymore for A WHILE cause it was a lot of work >< too much work… I did wonder a couple of times why couldn’t I just purchase a bag for myself, or attach a strap made of anything else other than wool to my bag… but now that I have it, I am happy I made it 😀
So, if you try this tutorial, just know you MIGHT get some moments of discouragement… but know that once you get to the other side, you’ll be proud you made it 😀
HAPPY FELTING!!!
PS: Now I am thinking how should I decorate it. My initial idea was to add some Sakura branches with Sakura flowers here and there… BUT I am afraid I will ruin the bag that took me hours to make (heh… story of my life 😀 ) so if you happen to have any suggestion of something simple I could decorate the bag with (in needle felting) please let me know, as I might give your idea a try, if it’s better than mine! 🙂 Thanks
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