Felted Purses

Do you love Felted Purses?

Felted handbags are extremely popular.
Many celebrities, including Julia Roberts, are sporting purses made with this technique. It hasn’t been until recently that designer’s felted bags in unexpected colorful patterns and simple detailing have become limited collectible items for stylish women.

Felting is the process of breaking down natural animal fibers (wool, alpaca, angora, etc.) through agitation. Specifically for felted knitting, washing machine agitating. When the animal fibers are exposed to heat and moisture and then agitated, the bond around the hair is loosened, causing the fibers to expand, loosen and bind together. This creates the smooth, felted texture, similar to regular felt.

Felted handbags are also a great gift. If you have already mastered the basics of knitting and have the motivation and inspiration, felted purses are quite easy to make.

I suggest you to read this book!

Fabulous & Flirty Felt, is a fashion-forward book of felted projects that are bright, sassy, stylish, and fun. It includes basic knitting, crocheting, felting and yarn-dyeing techniques in addition to project patterns.
Each project contains a basic pattern and incorporates unique variations. The bags use funky novelty yarn such as eyelash or ribbon yarn, while other projects feature knitted bobbles, crochet trim, knitted fringe, or eyelet holes with grosgrain ribbon trim. Specialty yarns including hemp and boucle are incorporated into the patterns, resulting in unique and fun handbags, accessories and home decor. All of the pattern projects contain detailed instructions that are easy to follow and accessible to new knitters and felters.

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