If anyone has accidentally washed wool knitted purse and found that the wool has felted. That is exactly what a felted purse is and a felt purse is not a purse made of felt has some people might tend to think. Felted purses are mostly made by women who love knitting and enjoy making felted purses. If one wants to make a felt purse one must make sure that the wool that they use fells after washing. Most animal wools o felt after washing. The other point to watch out for is the amount the wool is going to shrink during washing as this is natural process that cannot be avoided.

The beauty of making a felted purse is that one is free to choose whatever pattern they want for the felted purse and it is the size of the washing machine that will limit the size of the felt purse that one makes. Making felted purses was a craft that was used by women to make purses and it is again thanks to the internet today that anyone can try their hands at making felted purses. Again regarding instructions on how to make a felt purse one simple search on the internet will return literally hundreds of sites on which felted purse patterns, instructions, type of wool to use and virtually everything that one need to know about making felted purses is available there.

There are many stories regarding the felting process and it's not a new but a very old technique. A felted purse is your own creation and after one has made it one can sew on patterns and stones or whatever one wants to make the felted purse more decorative and appealing. Any wool that says 'super wash' will not felt but wool that says 'hand wash' will felt. Using lightweight or heavyweight wool is entirely up to the person making the felt purse. All one must remember is that heavy weight wool will make a heavy bag. So do be careful when selecting the wool. Generally a tote bag or a clutch bag is easy to make as felted purses. Of course other types of handbags are going to require much more skill to make. Also if one wants to layer the felted wool one would need to know how to do this. Free knitted felted purse patterns are quite easy to come by as are free patterns for felted purses. These handicrafts and skills are now within everyone's reach thanks to the internet. So whether one uses a free felted purse patterns or decides to go with their own pattern the choice is one's own. Once the purse has been knitted and washed in the washing machine and dried the felted purse would be almost ready to use. If it’s a tote one can sew on a zip closure or if it’s a clutch one can sew on a button for closure. One can also add a handle on to the bag. Again the choice is open to the person who has made the felted purse. A lining can be sewn in the purse and tassels, decorative pieces added to make the bag more charming and attractive.

Felted purses can be made as a project by teenagers and as such bags are inexpensive and quite versatile one will not feel bad about them getting damaged or ruined. That is of course if one has not got sentimentally attached to the bag. Hand knitted felted purses can also be sold as a hobby for collecting charity or for any good cause or one can even make felted purses for a girl's team. Felted purses give the maker the choice of deciding the pattern, the design and the style of the bag that they want to make.