Handmade felted wool shoulder bag featuring a radiant sun motif with embroidered rays, needle-felted flowers, and a crocheted strap, photographed outdoors hanging from a tree.
Hand felted merino wool purse with a long crocheted shoulder strap, embroidered sun design, and needle-felted floral garden imagery, shown hanging from a tree trunk.
Close-up of needle-felted and embroidered wool flowers stitched into a hand felted merino wool bag, showing layered fiber textures and garden symbolism.
Close-up of embroidered circular sun motif on a hand felted wool bag, with stitched rays radiating across hand-dyed orange and yellow merino wool.
Interior view of a handmade wool purse showing hand-sewn fabric lining, visible embroidery stitches, and crocheted edging attached by hand.
Side detail of a hand felted wool shoulder bag showing crocheted edging, hand-dyed yarn fringe, and layered fiber textures.
Handmade felted wool shoulder bag featuring a radiant sun motif with embroidered rays, needle-felted flowers, and a crocheted strap, photographed outdoors hanging from a tree.
Hand felted merino wool purse with a long crocheted shoulder strap, embroidered sun design, and needle-felted floral garden imagery, shown hanging from a tree trunk.
Close-up of needle-felted and embroidered wool flowers stitched into a hand felted merino wool bag, showing layered fiber textures and garden symbolism.
Close-up of embroidered circular sun motif on a hand felted wool bag, with stitched rays radiating across hand-dyed orange and yellow merino wool.
Interior view of a handmade wool purse showing hand-sewn fabric lining, visible embroidery stitches, and crocheted edging attached by hand.
Side detail of a hand felted wool shoulder bag showing crocheted edging, hand-dyed yarn fringe, and layered fiber textures.

Garden Under the Sun

$165.00

I was born from experiment and devotion to process.

My body was laid out by hand, wool stretched over a resist and coaxed into form with water, movement, and time. I carry the warmth of hand-dyed orange and yellow merino, shaped into a sun that radiates outward, stitched and felted into being.

My flowers were grown slowly—needle felted, embroidered, layered with care. My grass was pressed into place strand by strand. Inside, I was lined, stitched, and reinforced by hand before my edges were crocheted directly into the marks left behind by embroidery.

I am not rushed. I am not replicated. I exist as proof of learning, faith, and hands discovering what they are capable of making.

I was born from experiment and devotion to process.

My body was laid out by hand, wool stretched over a resist and coaxed into form with water, movement, and time. I carry the warmth of hand-dyed orange and yellow merino, shaped into a sun that radiates outward, stitched and felted into being.

My flowers were grown slowly—needle felted, embroidered, layered with care. My grass was pressed into place strand by strand. Inside, I was lined, stitched, and reinforced by hand before my edges were crocheted directly into the marks left behind by embroidery.

I am not rushed. I am not replicated. I exist as proof of learning, faith, and hands discovering what they are capable of making.

Garden Under the Sun was created in April 2024 during a period of deep experimentation and skill building. This piece came from a series of purses I made while teaching myself wet felting and wool dyeing, where the focus was on process rather than narrative perfection.

The body of the bag is hand-dyed merino wool, wet felted over a resist. The sun motif is formed by embroidered lines radiating from a stitched circular ring. The flowers combine needle felting and embroidery, while the grass is entirely needle felted.

The interior is fully lined with wool fabric and hand sewn using embroidery stitches, which then became the foundation for a crocheted edge and button closure. The strap is crocheted by hand and sewn securely to the bag. Every step—from fiber preparation to final button placement—was done by hand.

While the piece is process-driven, the symbolism remains consistent with my broader body of work: the sun as God, and the garden as Eden.

Materials & Techniques

  • Hand-dyed merino wool

  • Wet felting over a resist

  • Needle felting

  • Hand embroidery

  • Hand sewing

  • Crochet edging, strap, and closure

  • Wool fabric lining

  • Button closure

Dimensions & Fit

  • Body: 10½ inches tall × 11 inches wide

  • Strap: 18 inches from shoulder to top of bag

  • Fit: Sits comfortably over the shoulder

  • Interior: Fully lined, no pockets