WIPW - From the waist or shoulder

Just in time for the Work In Progress Wednesday report, I've completed the

Kjolsäck
I used purple yarn, instead of the thin black knitting yarn I showed last week, to make two long cords.

I then used some of this wool to make two felted balls. Later I added a few decorative stitches

and attached the cords to the purse frame.

Here is the completed kjolsäck. 

Until I have made a belt from which it can hang, I will either use this kjolsäck as a shoulder bag or tie it around my waist.

It was fun to make and unbelievable fast to complete. 

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Next project is already brewing..., the ingredients are on the chopping board. I still need to find a name for it, something with green in the title...

Happy stitching, happy piecing, happy quilting to you all!

WIPW - A Giant Step

For this week's Work In Progress Wednesday post I think I have taken a giant step forward.

Kjolsäck
Inserting the bag's body and lining into the groove of the purse frame was not as difficult as I had thought. The piece of white plastic (see last week's post) I started out using was helpful, but a dining knife was even better.

After fixing the fabric to the metal with black thread I added a row of decorative aqua Cross stitches.

The frame is held in place firmly.

Next I made the 'kavelfrans' or napped edging. I have made this 'wooly worm' differently in the past,  this time I wanted to speed things up by using the sewing machine.
First I made holes in two pieces of stiff cardboard, inserted two bamboo skewers and wrapped them with wool.

I placed the 'ladder' on top of a bias tape and slid it under the presser foot of the sewing machine,

stitched down the middle until I had a loopy worm.

Each loop was cut open.

With a comb and brush, I separated the strands of wool, then held the napped edging over the steaming spout of a boiling kettle, until the fibres had felted together.

It was then time to stitch the sides and bottom of the bag together with the edging in between.

Construction was easier and quicker than I had thought, and I am rather pleased with the result.

Next step will be to make a cord with the 'slynggaffel', or lucet in English. This black yarn is a bit too fine, I might have to make the cord in a different colour...

WIPW - Embroidery completed

Work In Progress Wednesday, shows the completed embroidery of the Swedish wool embroidered

Kjolsäck

I am now in the process of attaching the purse frame.

First I turned in, gathered, pressed and basted the top of the pouch, here the back and the lining:

Next step was to stitch these together at the top.

 I cut a piece of stiff plastic (white) to fit exactly in the grove of the frame, inserted it in between the back and the lining and pressed that curve into the grove of the frame..

While keeping the fabric in place with the white plastic it is now my intention to stitch the frame to the black back. it will be tricky, so please wish me good luck!

WIPW - Progress

Progress report for WIPW (WorkIn Progress Wednesday).

Kjolsäck

I have added some details, made a pink flower and started on the one above the pocket opening:

The soft Appleton yarn and the black cashmere make the work smooth and fast.

WIPW - En Kjolsäck

Wednesdays come around quickly, and it is time to give a Work In Progress Wednesday report once again.

This week I have a new project:

New! En Kjolsäck
which is a hanging pocket. This kind of  pouch, which is worn dangling from the belt, can be found on many folk costumes in Scandinavia. Mine is inspired from a postcard of the Swedish Dala Floda costume, and is wool embroidery on a black background.

I have, however, designed my own fantasy flowers instead of working the traditional, more realistic ones on the Dala Floda bag.

The black wool I am stitching on is from a discarded black cashmere coat from Burberry. How can one cut such an expensive coat into pieces, you may ask? Well, when the Japanese moths, always so hungry, have had an 'all you can eat' party in the wardrobe, and ruined the coat, THEN you can...

In spite of being very busy I have found time, at night, to make good progress:

 There is a pocket on the bag and I used the pocket part of the coat for this piece!