A while ago a friend of mine gave me a really long and rather shabby looking wool cardigan. After I tried it on and decided it definetely didn't improve my looks (let's face it it's going to take more than a wolly cardi to do that!) I still couldn't bring myself to just give it away. I kinda felt sorry for it ; after all it had already been rejected once, I couldn't possibly abandon it as well ( ok maybe it had no feelings but it sure looked a sad case!). Anyway I'd alway wanted to have a go at felting and I'd read somewhere you could reproduce the felt effect by boiling wool. This was going to be the only opportunity I'd get to shrink wool for free since I NEVER buy pure wool jumpers. Firstly because they make me itch but also because they need hand washing and I don't do hand washing. Anything that requires hand wash ends up living at the bottom of the washing basket for a fair few months before I can bring myself to deal with it. Anyway here is the transformation from cardigan to ...shoulder bag!
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Ideal to display my cancer research badges
(another three to be added!) |
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| Handmade flowers apart from orange one |
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| Mobile phone pocket under the flap |
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