I just finished this wool purse made with felted sweaters! I created the design on it as I went along, by needle felting with wool. It started with a blue flower (butterfly-inspired) and then came the unfurling, swirling vines. I wrote the story of it’s creation here.
It’s amazing what you can do with some felted wool sweaters, leftover wool yarn, a pair of scissors, a sewing needle, a felting needle and bits of wooly color. I looked forward to Bracken’s nap time each day, so I could work on it some more.
It made me inspired to write a post about needle felting with wool.
Those of you have never needle felted, would you like to learn?
Beautiful, I love the colors that you chose.
Absolutely incredible, Taryn!!!!! You are so talented, WOW. I love it. How could you part with it!? 🙂 And yeah, a needle felting post would be rad!
Happy Friday,
Love
Lindsey
Beautiful!! And yes, so wanting to learn how to needle felt, I have a book here, just have not had time to sit down and get at it. I was visiting my local yarn shop this morning and she is planning a little workshop in the spring, looking forward to it.
beautiful…you are so inspiring.xxx
That is beautiful! I am fascinated by wool felting because I do not understand it at all. I would love to learn. I am getting ready to shear 3 of my sheep soon so I will have wool! So yes, I would love to see a post here about needle felting. Thank you. You both do such beautiful work. I am just waiting for some extra money to buy some of your buttons.
So beautiful! I love the colours and the whimsy and the fact it was made with a preloved sweater! I would love to learn needle felting too. 🙂
So gorgeous! I had much catching up to do with your recent adventures and love the new button cards and I too have been wanting to read the Dirty Life, but haven’t picked it up yet, given me oh-so-city-living life right now (which I love) but know they pull of wanting my own dirty life is very strong 🙂
Oh my that is beautiful! n the past the only thing I have felted have been some wool dryer balls and a wool sweater to make some longies for my babes.
I have never needle felted anything before, but if it means that I could attempt to make something half as beautiful as you have made, I would love to learn!
I have never learned to needle felt and would really love to learn! The bag is so beautiful, you did an amazing job!
What lovely work you do. There’s something about blues and greens together- I especially love the shading of the blue swirls as they extend out from the flower.
I’ve never felted anything, although I would enjoy reading about the process!
That is beautiful, I would love to know more 🙂 Great job!