Old Pieces and New Pieces
About 7 years ago, I made this piece of nuno felt:
It seemed like the perfect piece for making into a money purse, so that’s what I did:
I made a section with a zip for coins and a section behind that for my Supermarket ‘loyalty cards’:
When I was writing a blog post not so long ago about liking to use nuno felt for coin purses because they’re hard wearing and don’t pill/bobble much, I thought I should photograph my purse one day to show how it has held up. So, I did! This sits in the bottom of my bag and has done for at least 6 years since I made it, and the only noticeable difference (to me, anyway) is the curve on the flap where it closes, and on the bottom from the weight of coins, so it doesn’t lie flat when opened anymore:
I forgot to take a photo of the front with it closed, but this is a photo of the back, not bad for 6 years old, is it?!
A couple of years ago I stitched together some felt offcuts, then put the piece through the washing machine. I’m sure I blogged about it, but I can’t find it to show the original piece, sorry. Anyway, the last time I had the sewing machine out, I made a pouch from the felt piece. I used a woven wristband cut in half for the closure:
The only recent things I’ve managed to make are some more of those scruffy/tassley pieces I’ve shown before. I wanted a couple more samples in neutral/less ‘delicate’ colour schemes, so made a black and red piece:
And, a black and white piece:
And because I love supermacros, a close up of some visoce texture:
Edit: How to Make a coin purse with a zip tutorial: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zedster01/albums/72157626049445520