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'La Boheme' (felted sweater shoulder bag)

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'La Boheme' (felted sweater shoulder bag)

A precious, vintage wool sweater washed & felted into a beautiful fabric that I cut to create this lovely metamorphis from a wool sweater to a lovely Bohemian (hand embellished) handbag. Completely handstitched with a lovely interior top edge & exterior top edge gold trim. No sewing machine or embellisher was used-all handstitched. Lovely shell beads trim the front and back middle of this creation & several embroidery/crewel stitches & needlefelting add to the Bohemian look & fun of this bag. The handle has tiny floral embellisments the length of the handle & each side has a knotted/fringed twist which comes through beautifully to embellish & strengthen the shoulder strap. Recycled from a precious wool sweater this was such fun to design. I think of the opera 'La Boheme' when I look at it & the beauty of the music. Interior pocket is the neck edge of the sweater. Enjoy!

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Trendy or traditional ; pretty and petite are perfect adjectives for these gorgeous knitted , felted & needle felted bags. Until I have a bag in the works and complete it; I have never "FELT" this kind of passion for an art form which is not unique to this era but has been handed down though generations and has become more popular for bags, slippers,mittens, scarves and anything that can be knitted with the gorgeous wools on the market along with so many beautiful novelty yarns. I hope that you enjoy looking at my felted pieces as much as I enjoy the whole process from hand spun yarn to kettle dyeing to the final felting process it is a challenging and fulfilling artform. The process of needle felting adds decorative wool 'pictures' to my finished felted pieces & at times gives the piece a three dimentional look. It is a very rewarding process. I have used many mediums and this is one of my favorites because it is like 'PAINTING WITH YARN". My theme bags/totes are exciting to create but I have other artistic creations that I will enjoy sharing with you. Thank You for stopping by. Patricia Maxwell

Patricia Maxwell
Minneapolis MN 55124
http://www.mnartists.org/Patricia_Maxwell

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