Hej!
I still read rcty but haven't posted in AGES, so I thought I'd check in with y'all (yes, you can move me from South Carolina to Sweden, but you cannot REMOVE South Carolina from me!).
I have crocheted several more shoulderbags using Eskimo yarn and then felting them in the washer and dryer. This is really addictive! Since the colours "melt" together after felting, there is a sense of surprise involved, too! :-) After felting, I sew the strap to the bag and then decorate with buttons, felted wool figures, etc.
I have the strap to one project sitting next to me as I type this, but I can't remember where I hid the bag. Isabelle, aka Spastikitty, has rather disrupted my handwork since she tends to ambush it at odd moments!
Erin