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Charlotte Des Roches Designs
I finished another purse today, and since it is for inventory in a local Art Studio Tour this coming weekend, figured I would put it here.
This is a purse I started by spinning merino roving into yarn. Then I knitted an oversized purse. Next I wet felted it in hot soapy water til it was well felted. After it dried, I made 3 calla lily flowers by needle felting them, then needle felted them onto the purse & needle felted the stems on. I made a beaded button for the closure. I am really enjoying making these purses, however it is a long process.
WisconsinCharlotte, Your purse is absolutely gorgeous! It sounds like a lot of work, but well worth it.
Lynn
Charlotte Des Roches DesignsThank you very much Lynn.
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Mountain Dreamer BearsIt's beautiful. :clap: A lot of work! I love the calla lilies, 
they are my fave!
Charlotte Des Roches DesignsThanks Bonnie,
They are mine too:)
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Patsy Lake BearsCharlotte I love these purse's your doing
Charlotte Des Roches DesignsThanks so much Patsy.
Thanks also to my friend Lisa Thoms of Twin Cubs for her encouragement to focus on the purses.
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The purse is great but it does sound like a very long process. I really liked the needlefelted flowers added to it.
/bearhugs,
Charlotte Des Roches DesignsThanks Mary,
It really is a long process, and when you take into consideration, that we live off the grid, and I have to heat water & use a hand crank washer to do the wet felting part, & spend quite a while doing that part...but I do love making them...
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Charlotte, if our world ever gets creamed by a catastrophe, I want to be living near YOU as we recover, because you know how to do actual, useful, real things, and you do them so well. Spin your own yarn, knit your own items, felt them with pretties. Yeesh! I'm in awe of the breadth of what you can do.
This is another beautiful, beautiful bag. Love it!
Charlotte Des Roches DesignsTell you what Shelli, I would be more than happy to share my knowledge with or without a catastrophe. I do know what you mean though.
Thanks about the purse!
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