{"id":3798,"date":"2014-02-13T22:06:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T20:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bastelesel.de\/?p=3798"},"modified":"2014-02-13T22:06:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T20:06:38","slug":"filzhandtasche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bastelesel.de\/en\/filzhandtasche\/","title":{"rendered":"Felt Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are you part of the large “bag loving” community? Then you’re right here. We’ve made a lovely felt handbag for less than 5 \u00a3\/ 7$ in less than half a day. You only have to buy felt 0.16 inches thick and bead yarn of the color you like. The free pattern for download is here<\/a> and to show you how easy it really is you can see some further bags made by children 6-8 years old. Two of the bags are even made with remainders of artificial leather. They won’t last for ever but there will be one or more occasions this summer to wear them. For the garnishment you may realize your own ideas.
\nThe side parts have to be cut out twice and the bottom one. Carefully draw the outlines with a pencil (for dark felt chose a bright coloring pencil) or even better with a special fabric marker. Start sewing the upper borders of both side parts with a kind of satin stitch and the gripholes with a buttonhole stitch. The last one can also be taken for all edges. Then sew both side parts together. There I left the beginning of my thread hanging down. Lateron I fixed two further threads and breaded them. The bottom is inserted with buttonhole stitch too. Therefor fold bottom, mark end points of folding line and fix to the side seams. All threads are sewn up at the inner side of the bag by leading them through the last stitches, knotting them and finally cutting them.
\nFor one of the grip holes I took the end and beginning of my thread, made a knot and put some pearls on them. The children sewed fringes, sequin skulls and peace-symbols and personal felt letters. Every bag unique and a real eyecatcher.<\/p>\n