Thanks Lois.... I think the bug may have bitten me..... I do not have a machine...but do have the needles and accessories...
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From: Lois <lois1932cal@yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:48 pm
Subject: [machine_needle_felting] Sharing some of my experiences ...
To: "machine_needle_felting@yahoogroups.com" <machine_needle_felting@yahoogroups.com>
>
> I have a Pfaff 350 P which I have had for about 3 years. It's
> a five needle machine and I love it. The most important thing I
> found to always remember is...wait until those needles are all
> the way up and your foot is nowhere near the pedal before you
> remove your work of art. It only takes a few seconds & will
> save you needles.
> Re. needles…buy them from Denise (our list Mom) her service and
> prices are quite remarkable & she has wonderful tips.
>
> When I first got my machine I gathered up scraps of various
> types fabric to determine what punched the best, then I did the
> same with various embellishments (yarns, etc). I always test
> first before I do anything—sewing or punching.
>
> Nice fabrics I found to punch on/into are duck cloth, denim,
> fleece, certain tight woven things, etc. My first trial was
> done on duck cloth & I mainly tried glitzy, silky type fabs on
> the duck. I had purchased Christopher Nieman's book Pillows &
> Bags. He had a lot of good ideas but I soon discovered that the
> key is experimentation (slowly) and I can do that on my own. My
> favorite words are WHAT IF.
>
> I always keep my practice pieces for reminders & quite often
> repurpose them. I have photos of a lot of my practice pieces if
> anyone wants to see them, let me know.
>
> When I "covered" my piece of duck as much as I wanted I ironed a
> thin sheet of interfacing to the back of it & squared it up with
> my rotary cutter. Some of the pieces I further experimented
> with by doing free motion embroidery over the surface with
> beautiful threads…also used other things such as jewels, pearls,
> etc.
>
> Then I tried punching with just the silky pretty fabrics
> themselves and what I ended up with was a new textured fabric,
> which I also ironed thin interfacing on the back. Then I tried
> the free motion with pretty threads, great stitches etc.
>
> Then I got excited about making flowers. I stacked/layered
> about 4-5 little tiny scraps approx. 2 inches mostly whacked off
> in a shape of a circle (nothing precise). I used organza for
> these and each scrap was a different color. I punched the
> little stack in the center about 3-4 quick times and voila—a
> flower in about 5 seconds. Some I embellished with tiny beads,
> pearls in the center. I made pins, clips, all sorts of
> embellishments from these flowers. Later I found that if I
> very, very quickly ran the tip edges of these over a candle
> flame it gave the flower a more finished look…a matter of choice.
>
> The more I experimented the more I enjoyed it …I use all sorts
> of roving, yarns (love the glitzy ones) I've made white fleece
> fringed pillows with various yarns on top and fleece fringed
> scarves can be done in a heart beat.
>
> Sorry for the lengthy dissertation but I just wanted to share
> some of my experiences with you.
>
> Lois
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