My most recent felted bags...
I think it's about time I revealed what I've been working on. Over the past few months I've been knitting bags in hopes to strike upon ones that are worthy of selling on Etsy. I adore knitting and felting bags, picking the colours, being inspired by something unrelated to knitting that gives me a design or colour idea. I'm not even really a purse person! I carry next to nothing in my favourite felted bag. I'm not into having a purse that goes with this outfit or that. So what's a girl to do? Might as well enjoy making more bags and selling them.
Here are some bags I've made, including a few befores and afters. I keep needing my hubby's and best friend's assurance that they are "good enough"...yes I'm fishing for more opinions! ;-) It's too late anyways as I finally started an Etsy shop and listed some bags on Friday. The site is down for updating for this weekend....figures! LOL!
posted by Heidi @ 4:02 PM
10 Comments:
I love them all. And I know what you mean about the 9 year old's bag collection. I keep wondering what I am going to do with all these bags I make, but my girls take care of that for me. I can't knit them fast enough for them.
I love the bags! You'll probably have no problem selling them! I'm just learning this whole felting thing, and my first item I think could stand a bit more felting. I didn't do an I-cord handle though, just a plain garter stitch one - I think I'm regreting that though because I don't think it's going to work...it's stretch some I think and I don't know if it will be ok once stuff is put in the bag...oh well, gotta learn somehow I guess LOL. This is a Christmas gift (supposedly) so I won't have pics of it until after the recipient gets it.
Thanks Monica and Shelley. Shelley, I have many bags where I wish I had done something differently. If only you could reverse felt stuff and make a different decision! LOL! I guess you never stop learning. One of my most favourite bags is for my best friend, but that will remain a secret until after she gets it. Still, in hindsight, I wish I had added a few more rows to it, but it's too late now!
very nice. i like the green & purple ones the best.
Those are my favourites too Kat! In fact I'm tempted to keep the green one for myself!
Thank you Alisha! Very encouraging!
GASP!!!
I love all your bags... could I be your 46 year old daughter LOL... I have to get knitting some for me. I just finished felting a computer cozy bag for my nephew... boring black. I need to needle felt his initials next then I'll put up a picture!
wow these are just amazing Heidi!!!! do you ever sleep??? wow and are they all your own patterns?? I love the fair isle one and the one right after that and well for that matter LOVE them all! and did you line them all?? wow you are WOMAN!!! thanks for sharing!!hugs Linda
Thanks Carole and Linda. Oh and I do sleep, but probably put the needles down much later than I should. The purses are all my own patterns, I write them down as I go just in case the end result is a winner. I only lined one bag. Lining that one bag showed me that I HATE lining bags. It's so tedious. It took the joy right out of the whole process. The most I will do is cover a piece of foam board in a coordinating fabric for inside the base of the bag for a nice sturdy bottom. That's quick and easy.
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