I found two small balls of 100% brown wool at my local thrift store. Felted crocheted messenger bag pattern by amy oneill. Also good info for sourcing materials for the projects. The large and small felted market bags are versatile and attractive. Over 30 exquisite ideas for sophisticated home decor and stunning accessories. How to make a portable flannel board aka felt book. Crochet handbags free pattern for felted crochet purse with flower. Bind off all stitches and attach a purchased purse handle as desired. As far as shaping and drying plastic grocery bags or fluffed tulle works, but my best results were when i placed the bag over a plastic container that was the desired size and shape. This knitting pattern for a felt bag uses a slip stitch pattern. A wide variety of wholesale felt bags options are available to you, such as women, unisex, and girls. Make school more fun with these book bags with a difference. Make sure the canvases have dimensions just slightly smaller than the book you chose, and make sure they are thin enough to fit inside your felt book stores have thick and thin.
Wholesale handmade felt bags from nepal beautiful felt bags with large collection of different designs. Hand sewn by our very own smith st sewing, these bags for reader books and homework are available in two different colour schemes. In 2005, after attending a knitting design course, they began designing and felting bags. Our felted bags are the perfect choice for anyone that wants a bag that reflects you, unique, beautiful and quirky. Fabulous felted bags by nicky epstein, 9781893063150, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Or after a year or two of use you may want to wash them, it just depends on how dirty they get. Your email will be used by mailchimp to send out occasional newsletters from ellie. Our felt bags are handmade in nepal by experienced crafts man and women. Buy 1 or 2 canvas panels depending on if you want your felt book one or twosided. Finished bag measures 8 11 inches deep after felting. Oct 04, 2007 ive felted with 15% mohairwool combo and have found the product needs more washing to achieve optimal felting. Your local knitting shops will tell you how applying beautiful and unique buttons are hot hot hot the pattern requires.
Felted crocheted messenger bag pattern by amy oneill houck. Combining a number of different felting techniques wet felting, knitted. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This felted crochet purse would make a great gift for a teenager. Some shapes include a squarerectangle, a hexagon, and a circle. When an event calls for a special bag, or if you are looking for a bag for everyday use, you will find one here to match your needs and style. The felted bag book by susie johns nook book ebook barnes. Do allow, when knitting the strap, a bit of space for stretch. A simple slip stitch pattern adds a lot of interest for such an easy to knit project. Whether these patterns include 3d floral pieces, or if the floral touch is more subtle, these bags are.
Alice underwood and sue parker discovered a shared a passion for all things crafty when they first met in 2000. Find the right felt products for your next project and lets create something together. The magnificent collection of bags makes full use of nickys amazing repertoire of knitting knowledge and versatile creativity. Apparently someone didnt finish their project or didnt need these two leftover balls so i thought id buy them to crochet my first felted bag. Lisa you have used the wrong needle size to knit your swatch, there is no way it can turn out with that needles size, the gauge needs to be done on a size 10 us needle, the 11 is too big, redo your gauge swatch with the recommended needle, as a new knitter you need to keep in mind that you disregard the recommended needle on a ball band and use the needles recommended in the pattern. Felted items are a dense fabric and may take 2 or 3 days to dry, so flip it over during the drying process so that all sides are exposed to air, or use a sweater rack.
Sold by markable and ships from amazon fulfillment. Felted floral bags easy felted bags flirty and funky felted bags. Both the large tote and the smaller bag make a statement with bold stripes. Mar 16, 2011 when the pressure rises faster, the bag is used up and should be changed. Ive incorporated many different shapes and motifs that range from whimsical to haute couture, and have tried to make them functional, fashionable and fun. Rambag felt bags handmade in england using industrial and. This popular author is back with more fabulous knitand felt bags, along with fresh ideas for a purseonal touch. This book goes above and beyond the typical knit a bag books that are out there.
Felting fashion seamless felted clothing with kathy hays. Finished seated toys measure about 3 12 inches high. Each kit includes wool and rayon felt, wool batting, embroidery thread and needle, instructions and a pattern. Shaping for different types of bags and bowls, techniques for making handles. Nicky epsteins fabulous felted bags book is on sale. Since there is no shaping, you wont need to keep track of where you are within the stitch pattern as every row will begin and end the same. Mar 16, 2008 okay, i know everyones been felting wool bags for years. From our membership agreement lulu is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and professions can publish, sell, or buy creative content such as novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks, technical manuals, articles, photography books, childrens books, calendars, and a host of other content that defies easy categorization. May 02, 2015 felting fashion seamless felted clothing with kathy hays kathy hays first discovered felt making in 1998 when a friend showed her how to make a small piece of flat, square felt.
Felted bags use 2 strands of the same colour and knit very loosely on 7 or 8 mm circular needles us11. Gillian harris is a designer who teaches feltmaking workshops and sells a range of innovative felted bags from her website. Felting adds whole new dimensions to the bags texture, durabi. That said, those looking for a first time felting bag book should start with a book such as knit one, felt too. The grommets, handles, and novelties are useful even if you expect never to felt a bag again.
Despite having learned many different crafts, they had always focused on textiles and yarn. They are a great gift for the crafter in your life or sew one up for yourself. With this free bag crochet pattern, crochet and felt a reversible handbag with bamboo handles. Jamiesons shetland knitting book 3 jamiesons wool designs. Bright colours and intricate patterns make sure that each project is completely different from the next. I love my new bag which i have been wearing every day since christmas. Sometimes the best purse is the one you make yourself. A wide variety of felt bag options are available to you, such as, 17, and 15. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Customize the size, shape, pockets, straps, design, and embellishments to make a wonderful unique purse or tote bag. Twenty allnew purses, bags, and totes feature seasonal colors and styles.
The result is their knit and felt company, sheepfold, and this, their first book. Your local knitting shops will tell you how applying beautiful and unique buttons are hot hot hot the pattern requires a little over 600 yards of wool to create this chic sporty pattern. Capas this is from the book rustic modern crochet by yumikonalexander. Kathy shares that her felted garments reflect those skills and aesthetic. Over 100 free felted knitted bags, purses and totes knitting patterns free crafts network free crafts projects. Felted bags handmade felted bags and handbags special. All of these felt bags are made out of industrial felt and are fixed together using a mixture of vegetable tanned leather, pop rivets and stitching. View all the designs in this jamiesons pattern book. Alongside bags and boots, the other things to make include felted jewellery, pretty purses, key rings and bag charms. Bags dont have a normal rule, but generally, you should switch bags when you see an 812 psi drop. With patterns ranging from simple scarves to challenging bags and hats, knitters of all levels can. I have made 3 of the bags now, all hugely successful and much admired.
Felting your knitting is an easy process and gives it durability and charm. And when youve run out of things to make for yourself, these felted goodies would make ideal gifts. I am a designer maker who makes all the items that you see on this site. This knitting pattern for a felted bag is very easy to knit. Free felted market bags knitting pattern howstuffworks. But this is my first attempt and here is the results. Over 100 free felted knitted bags, purses and totes knitting. During this 5 hour workshop, each student will make funkyier felt bag with shaped, fold over flap and flange edges that may be shaped and cut to your taste. We purchased these books from kathy and knew they would be great resources for our felting friends who are. When the pressure rises faster, the bag is used up and should be changed.
Learn how to design and make felted bags and bowls of different sizes and shapes. Over 100 free felted knitted bags, purses and totes. The felted bag book shows how to try this exciting craft for yourself. Your felted handle will stretch with time, especially on a large bag, bearing heavy loads. We adore these felt animal kits from cynthia treen. Ive felted with 15% mohairwool combo and have found the product needs more washing to achieve optimal felting. The tips and techniques in this book are phenomenal. Whether these patterns include 3d floral pieces, or if the floral touch is more subtle, these bags are perfectly girly and irresistibly fun to knit.
When asked to do a book of handknit handbags, i jumped at the opportunity, because i love bags theyre practically indispensable. Remember, your felted item will dry in the shape you leave it, so if you dont want it to flatten on one side dont flatten that side. Discover the magic of knitted felt with 25 easy patterns. Caring for hand knits and felted bags, bowls and purses. I bought one of your bags maybe 10 months or so ago. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. I was attracted to the wide variety of designsl, and the scandinavian influence stops the book from looking too cutesy. All of our bags are fashionable, comfortable and purposeful. Loved this book, so many easy, exciting knit and felt bag patterns and all so quick to make.
Nicky epsteins fabulous felted bags world of wool retail. From kids pe bags and drawstring bags to book bags and cute totes, discover hundreds of handmade childrens bags on folksy, all designed and made in the uk. Choose from over 100 free felted knitting patterns for purses and tote bags. Knit the finished strap a bit smaller than you would like for such bags. Some of the bags are a little goofy in design, but the ones that are fabulous wisteria, jacobian, etc.
Just love this book and has been added to my collection of books. Okay, i know everyones been felting wool bags for years. Find an old book that has a hardcover, or buy one at the thrift store. Pdf pattern for fabulous knit and felted ipadtablet tote bag wet felting. A handknit market bag is just the thing for a trip to the neighborhood farmers market. Angelas fabulous felted bag pattern by angela roberge knitted bags, knit bag. Felted hobo purse handbag pattern by jennifer pace.
Holiday crafts, kids crafts, crochet, knitting, dolls, rubber stamps and much more. Oct 20, 2011 felted items, such as the bowls and bags and purses in my shop have been prewashed and do not need to be washed unless you spill something on them. Fabulous felted bags simply knit jamiesons shetland knitting book 3 jamiesons. Shoulder bag causal bag carry bag felted shoulder bags felted carry bags felted wool bags feltnyarn. We use environment friendly process to produce the exceptional designs felt bags. Students will learn the wet felting process, how to use a resist to maintain the bag opening and how to incorporate surface design pattern techniques if so desired. We offer a wide range of fine quality nepalese felted bags which are fashionable and trendy as per today requirements. I get at least one complement a day, people stop me on the street and ask about the bag.
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