I finished my little felted bag—the first one I’ve ever made. It was fun to see the how knitting changed in the felting process. I tried a decorative sewing stitch on it, but found that it was too hard to regulate the feed of the felt through the machine. Obviously, machine stitching on felt requires stabilizer on top and bottom. Here’s my sampler of several stitches.
I’m calling it done, even with uneven decorative stitching. It’s cute, and I’m happy with this first effort.
We drove a long way to visit family over the Labor Day weekend, but I didn’t bring any handwork with me. My poor old hands have been so numb and tingly lately, I decided to give them a rest. Instead, I brought my computer along and digitized a couple of designs for the embroidery machine. I’m building a collection of samples of machine-embroidered sweater knits, which I will share as it grows.