How did you get interested in felting? Did you learn it from someone, see a bag you liked? Just want to try something new? If you have a picture of your first project, please include it!
I had just started to knit again after not picking up my needles for years and noticed in several magazines that people were felting their own bags. Since I always loved the look of a boiled wool jacket and have owned several myself, the idea caught my attention right away. About the same time there was a new yarn store opening about a mile from my home and they had the most fantastic staff of any yarn store I'd ever been in before, or since for that matter. They stocked the store with yarns I'd never seen or heard about and displayed lots and lots of their knitted items, including felted bags. When they were settled they decided to have a felted bag class and I signed up for it right away. I didn't think I'd ever use anything that I felted myself but how wrong I have been. Not only do I use the items I make myself, I give them as gifts and am thrilled to see they are used by the people I give them to. Here is a picture of my first felted bag and also some of my bags are in the photo album at http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bag-A-Holic/photos/browse/5ce5?m=l
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I am knitting lots of little baby shoes ready to put in a mesh bag and felt in the washing machine right now. I am on my 6th shoe and want to make another pair before I felt them. I love to felt and have made a few handbags...shall I send you the photos? It is addictive.
Just wanted to leave a quick message to say hi. I did have a wonderful weekend in Packwood. It is WILL become an annual trip!
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