
About Handbags:
Handbags are made of 100% Merino wool. The handbags are made through a combination of wet and dry felting techniques. They are lined with cotton fabric. Liners and handles are hand sewn into felted bag. Where applicable, glass beads and felted flowers are hand sewn on to handbags.
Handbag care:
Spot clean with gentle cleanser such as Woolite. Do not dry Clean
About Scarves:
Scarves are made of pure silk fabric, silk fibers, wool yarn, and Merino wool. To create the scarves, I use a wet felting process, where the silk fibers and Merino wool are felted to a silk fabric. Silk scarves are reversible, with designs on both sides. 100% Merino wool scarves (where noted) typically have a solid color backing.
Scarve care:
Hand wash in cold water with a gentle cleanser such as Woolite. Towel try, then hang or lay flat. Scarves can be pressed if necessary on "silk" setting. Do not dry Clean.
About the felting process:
Felt has been used for many centuries and is perhaps the oldest textile material. Archaeological evidence shows that from very early on, people had discovered the tendency for fibers to mat together when warm and damp, many years before they learned how to spin and weave yarn.
Dry (Needle) felting is a process where needles with rough, notched edges are moved in and out of the loose wool fiber, forcing the fiber down, and causing it to entangle with other fibers. By using the needle individually, or in small clusters, felt artists can create very controlled designs and three-dimensional shapes that are difficult to achieve using wet felting techniques
Wet felting is a more traditional technique which is a continual process of agitating loose wool fibers, in conjunction with water and soap, until the fibers mat together to form felt. The process is very labor intensive.
Due to the nature of felting,
no two items can be duplicated.
Rest assured that your item will be unique.
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Last Updated
June 9, 2008