flowers: Re: [machine_needle_felting] disappointing first experience & advice please

hi sharon..your jacket is fantastic... did you create the pattern? you added just the right touch of felting embellishment.

i do have the changable needle unit, xtra needles etc (im one of those people that have to have all my applicable supplies plus some before starting a new craft lol)

hoping to change the needle unit before the end of the week! (GW) i searched the messages for holes and found a few tips but none worked.. i even tried using a small needle and felting/scratching lightly by hand.. thats when i threw it in the washing machine so i have a pretty piece of fuzz now.. maybe ill turn it into a brooch or some fabric beads.. i will try lindas suggestion to use flannel after changing the needle unit ... if that works for me then i will go onto the 100%wool prefelt

happy easter

tonya
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----- Original Message -----

From: Sharon Zakhour

To: machine_needle_felting@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 6:47 PM

Subject: Re: [machine_needle_felting] disappointing first experience & advice please

Hey, Tonya, out of the box, mine makes big holes too, but if they bother me, I tend to scratch at them with my fingernails to reduce them. I guess they bothered me more at first. The needles that come on the machine are big and chunky.

The best thing you can do is to buy that attachment that lets you replace each needle singly. I bought one when I bought my machine but haven't put it on yet. Once you have that attachment, it's easy to change to smaller needles and to use as many as you'd like (up to 5).

I'm talking about this unit (this is a link to ebay, I have nothing to do with this vendor):
http://cgi.ebay.com/Janome-FM-725-Felting-Machine-Changeable-Needle-Unit-/150585331018?pt=BI_Sewing_Machines&hash=item230f95cd4a

Here are some pictures (on my blog). They are a bit dark (I couldn't wait to take them and the sun was going down). I made this jacket and then embellished with my Janome. I love my machine!
http://communingwithfabric.blogspot.com/2011/02/butterick-5423-jacket.html

Sharon

On 4/22/11 3:34 PM, faerie 1947 wrote: