I recently completed the final bag from the felted bags workshop that I took online with Terry Berry. This workshop was comprised of 3 different wet felted bags: a glasses case, a purse and a backpack. I opted for an animal theme for all three bags. To respect the workshop, I will not post any in progress pictures - if you would like to learn how to create the bags, you should take the workshop. Terry makes it very easy to follow along.
Glasses Case
The first bag that I created was a glasses case. I chose to create a flat faced cat. As is my typical process, I lightly needle felted some details (like the eyes) ahead of wet felting and then needle felted in additional details once the wet felting was done but before I had completely fulled the bag.
A small carabiner was added to the ear so he could be added to another purse or backpack. I also added a small sparkly bow as the button closure.
Purse
The second bag that I created was a purse. For this one, I created an owl inside of a tree. The purse straps are branches and the owl is inside a cutaway edge. My daughter claimed this one the second I sent her a photo so it did not make it into my Etsy store :) It hadn't even started drying yet!
The purse uses a long wood button as the closure which doubles as the beak.
Backpack
The final project in the felted bag workshop was a backpack. I wanted an animal with a strong brow for the snap closure and a long face that ran the length of the bag, so I made a dragon. This one is reinforced with black cotton muslin fabric and has felted straps. Because it is a backpack, I reinforced many of the felted items with embroidery for strength. I bet this would make a great gift for the DnD players out there. It is the perfect size for a laptop.
The glasses case and dragon backpack are on my etsy site. As a thank you for all my loyal followers, I have created a special promo code that is available for you to use on any items through Dec 11. code: KNOTHEAD20
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