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Clasheen: Bag sewn up, only the cord on the top edge and the handles to stitch on now
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Clasheen: Concentrating on the circles of prefelt first
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Clasheen: Who says that I don't like stitching?
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Clasheen: Ten layers of wool, 8 of merino and 2 of gotland
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Clasheen: Work in progress showing the prefelt circles
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Clasheen: Thick felt cut out into 4 pieces showing the linen thread I used to stitch them together
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Clasheen: Pieces of the bag cut out prior to stitching and beside the picture of Rathgeeran rock art which was my inspiration
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Clasheen: Stitching into the felt in a certain way causes lovely raised and depressed areas
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Clasheen: A special stitch to over sew the seams
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Clasheen: A herringbone style stitch to join the inside of the seams together
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Clasheen: More stitching at the top of the lighter grey to add a raised panel
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Clasheen: Lovely design when the herringbone stitch is sewn but this will be covered up later to join the darder felt together
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Clasheen: Cord attached to top edge and the first handle stitched on