It’s very pleasing to start the week with a successfully completed project. I put my jester work bag through the washing machine again on Saturday (60ºC long wash, along with a pair of jeans and my swimming towel to provide some effective agitation) and it felted beautifully:
It’s worth remembering that this was knitted, so it started life looking like this:
Jester work bag pieces pre-felting
Once it was felted, I draped in over a jam kettle to dry into approximately the right shape:
And then, all that remained this morning was to attach the bells to complete the jester theme:
And this is why it’s a work bag not a handbag (turn your speakers on):
So, thank you Sheepfold for a lovely kit… British wool, fun to make, fabulous colours.
The Snail of Happiness 
Nice piece of work
/ January 9, 2017That is GORGEOUS! And I think it makes a perfect day-to-day bag – you’ll be easy to track if you wander off and get lost….
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017Plus all the local birds will be safe from me…!
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nanacathy2
/ January 9, 2017Its lovely and were I not on a no yarn purchase year I would be very tempted. I will have a birthday though….
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017I’m really pleased with how well the machine felting worked… it’s always nerve-wracking waiting to see how it turns out when it emerges from the washing machine.
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insearchofitall
/ January 9, 2017That is so delightfully cute! It looks like a fun way to work.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017It was really enjoyable to make, although I did wonder whether the machine felting the second time might be too harsh since I put it through a long wash cycle. All was well in the end, and it’s made a lovely robust bag.
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Ann
/ January 9, 2017Awesome!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017Easy to make for such a good result
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BrokenTune
/ January 9, 2017Lovely! Thanks for sharing the pictures. 😀
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017I’m just showing off!
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BrokenTune
/ January 9, 2017And quite right!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ January 9, 2017Pleased to hear it can be done without resorting to a dryer. It looks such fun!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017Yes, I was very pleased when it came out of the washing machine for the second time… it’s like magic!
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wscottling
/ January 9, 2017That’s awesome. Love the bells.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017I think it’s probably the only thing I own with bells on!
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anne54
/ January 9, 2017I love the colours, and the felting process does seem like magic!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 9, 2017I have to confess that it was the colours that made me buy it!
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katechiconi
/ January 9, 2017Bit of a case of “She shall have music wherever she goes”? It’s a gorgeous bag!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 10, 2017I don’t think I could stand the jingling if it was a handbag… although it would be unlikely to ever get stolen!
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katechiconi
/ January 10, 2017No, it has a built in burglar alarm! But it’s a lovely bag, and the felting is a great success.
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unionhomestead
/ January 10, 2017Gorgeous colours!!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 10, 2017I fell in love with the combination as soon as I saw it.
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arlingwoman
/ January 11, 2017Fabulous colors and I love the bells. What a great success. I have never felted anything on purpose, but I’m thinking I should try…
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 11, 2017Do give it a go… it’s a bit of a worry that you don’t know exactly how it’s going to turn out, but it’s great to take it out of the washing machine and have some beautifully felted wool.
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Born To Organize
/ January 12, 2017What a delightful bag! I would have to hide that from the cats around here. It’s soft, warm and it tinkles just so. That’s a great little video.
I’m with you on the colors; they’re gorgeous. What a fun bag and an entertaining post.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 12, 2017I’m keeping it away from the dogs – Sam would love to chew the bells and Max would think it an ideal bed!
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Born To Organize
/ January 12, 2017I have no doubt! 😉
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katythenightowl
/ January 12, 2017Now this is why I wish I could use proper wool in my crochet work 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 12, 2017It saddens me that this technique is not available to you
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katythenightowl
/ January 13, 2017Me too
BTW, we’ve got a rabbit and a small brown trout with your name on it, if you’re interested? Give us a bell in the afternoon, if you are? 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 13, 2017Ooh lovely… I’ll give you a call later 🙂
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