silk scarf studio

i went to the beach last monday and found a beautiful collection of shell, and some gross isopodthing shells that i though i had the guts to take home and work with. eventually, (hours later) i threw them very far (and screamed a little), but my shells were worth it. ive been trying to figure out how to mix shells into all my projects this week, and this bag feels like rochelles sausage kebob.

yes, i did crush 2 shells and felt them into the second layer of the bag. the luster is not what i had imagined, you cant even see them fr and as i was felting i felt like my combinations were becoming desperate, but ! the ocean essence is definitely present in this bag, which i would like to credit to all the embedded shell flecks.

for this bag my first resist was almost football shaped, but with flatter sides. i felted three layers, then added blue felt to specific spots, added another small circular resist, and felted two more layers over the entire piece. fulled and rinsed the bag, cut the top to take out the large resists, and sliced open the areas above the other tiny resists. i like this concept of multiple resists for dimensionality.

i love this bag. the shape is interesting and ergonomic, the beads shine in the light, it sits perfectly under your arm, and when empty, lies pretty flat against the body. its a great bag. an elegant bag.

august 2025