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Let your creativity soar with this needle felting machine! Now you can make your projects
even more creative. Let your imagination soar to create beautiful felted embellishment on
your garments, arts and crafts, home decorating, quilting, sewing, scrap booking and much
more.
Fabric and trims that can be used
Just about any fabric can be felted with the needle felting machine, however, some fabrics
tend to have more favorable results when embellishing or laundering afterward.
The recommended fabrics and trims are those made from natural bers, such as linen, wool,
wool roving, and wool, silk or cotton yarns. The best characteristic for fabrics is a napped or
textured surface.
A napped surface will adhere to a natural ber/napped surface/or mixed ber base.
Avoid synthetics with “wash and wear” type of weaves and nishes that have a smooth
surface.
Laundering embellished projects
To determine if your embellished project is washable, it is recommended that you do a test
sample rst from the fabrics you intend to use. Wash the nished sample the same way you
will wash it after the project is completed.
For example, if you plan on washing the completed project with a load of jeans and then put
it into the dryer, then do so with the sample. Do not “pamper” unless you plan on pampering
the nished project.
NOTE: Laundering rules of “pre-washing”:
Pre-washing all fabrics before sewing does not apply. With the needle felting machine, you
want the nished project to “shrink” so the felted bers will stay meshed. With this in mind,
be sure to make the project a little large, since the main fabric is a natural ber, to allow for
shrinkage.
Because of not pre-washing bers before embellishing, color fading can occur when working
with bright and contrasting colors. Be sure to make a test sample and wash it for best results.
Getting Started
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Layer the project fabric with the material
that will be felted together to create the
embellishment. Make sure that the smaller
piece to be felted is on the correct side of
the project (right or wrong side).
The embellishing fabric can be put on either
the right or the wrong side of the project.
Experiment rst on scraps to see which look
you like best for your project.
Place the layers to be felted together under
the clear fabric cover with needle guard.
Adjust the height if you need to at this time
so the project can move freely under the
clear fabric cover with needle guard
(see page 3).
Move the fabric in any direction so the
needles can mesh the layers together.
When you have nished embellishing the
needle stop position will automatically be up
and out of the project. Because the needles
always stop in the highest up position, your
projects are very easy to place into the felting
area and very easy to remove. You will never
break needles placing or removing your
project.
Start Embellishing
