More Handmade Gift Inspiration

Earlier this week I showed you a leather binder, inspired by a programme called Kirstie's Handmade Christmas.  Today I would like to show you another gift inspired from this programme.  Kirstie had inadvertently shrunk one of her husband's wool jumpers, and showed us how she turned  this into a shrug.

This gave me an idea, so after a hunt round a local charity shop I found the perfect wool jumper for the shrink treatment.  (Requirements for jumper - high wool content and hand wash only)

This is the result - a felted bag!

The jumper was washed at the highest temperature in the washing machine - this felts the garment.  I then cut out the bag using this template.  I added some felted hearts that I had made from wool tops and a heart shaped cookie cutter and then stitched the bottom and the pocket.  SEW easy!!!!

I have a friend that will just love this and after showing it to my mum, I don't think any of my dad's wool jumpers are safe!

Thanks for visiting me today and for all the lovely comments, they really make me smile.
Hugs Cathy
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