So instead of throwing them away, i decided to do a needlefelted patch. Repairing a sock with needlefelting a tutorial the hook and i. Felting needles come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes which can be confusing and daunting for someone new to needle felting. Wool can be transformed into felt using the techniques of needle felting and wet felting. Make sure that the hole is entirely covered and the patch is centered under the hole. Also, you can felt into your creature at an angle just on the surface. Apr 08, 2015 this is a description of how to patch a thin spot or weak spot in a felted project. Easy but awesome needle felting projects for beginners. Basic needle felting a tutorial ashley hackshaw lil. Below we look at how a felting needle works and what the different sizes and shapes do. Any needle felting project can be completed with this set. Individual grozbeckert barbed needles for reverse needle felting. Once the needle felting is starting to hold the roving together, add your thin wool patch, centering it over where the hole was, and then add more roving, using.
Use your felting needle to compress the wad of fibers into a smaller ball shape. Smooth the hole so that the felted wool fabric is lying as smooth as possible with no wrinkling or bunching. Take the damaged area of wool or felt that you removed from the clog with you. Repair your woolen sweaters with woolfillerneedle feltingby marion van kouswijk this is brilliant. Not every project comes out perfect, heres what to do when you find yourself with holes in your felt project. Each push of the multineedle tool grabs the fibers of the 100 percent yarn and blends them into one another, locking the wool of the yarn into the wool of the felted wool you are repairing.
Its going to start getting cool again, and that means its almost cozy slipper time. Felted slipper tutorial using ear shaped resist by nada v. A nice variety of felting needles available in bulk at a great savings never run out. Push the felting needle tool firmly into the felting sponge. The slippers can be embellished with needle felting, sewing, knitting or crochet. Use a small curved upholstery needle to carefully and neatly sew the patch onto the clog with moderate pressure. Star and spiral 38 needles in small and bulk packs. I love needle felting im not very good, but i am just about ok as you can see from this lil badger i made. Repair a wool sweater with felting by brookelynn morris my favorite sweater is starting to fall apart. Thread the needle with 100 percent wool yarn and pick up the fibers of left edge of the hole with the needle, by inserting the needle just under the surface fibers.
Felt alive colorcoded felting needles with comfortable handles. If youve got a hole in a sweater, jumper or cardigan, or any woollen item then why not make the patch up repair into something of a feature by needle felting it. Magically repair holes, hide marks or add new designs to any woolly garment. Makeshift felting needles tutorial with completed pin pics.
The techniques i use in this repair, can be applied to many other felting repair projects. This is a nice, safe tool to use when needle felting. Create sculptural or decorative needle felting, or patch little holes in your woolly jumpers and gloves with our patch owool kits. We carry a variety of felting wool, kits, and tools for all your felting needs. Im adding spray on nonslip soles, but you could easily add other types of soles. Then add more fiber to the ball and repeat compressing it using your felting needle. Needle felting is a craft that is growing quickly in popularity.
In order to protect the table and prevent the needle breaking, a felting mat is usually placed under the wool. Needle felting is a great craft for people who love all things kawaii. I have a compulsion to make wool look like real people using only barbed felting needles. This package contains four different gauges of felting needles. Best felting needles i use only these gerry of gourmet felted. How to make wet felted coin and spectacle purses for. Felting is the process of separating and relocking the fibers in yarn or wool. Needle felting questions frequently asked questions. Make sure that the hole is entirely covered and the patch is centered under the. Small holes in cotton clothing often result from snagging or destructive moths and insects that eat tiny holes into the clothing typically no bigger than a pellet. Made by moxie has a phototutorial up on how to make your own needle felting tool.
Since socks get so much traffic from being in your shoes all day, they tend to get holes more often than other items of clothing. Mar 03, 2014 if you look carefully youll see how hairy my slippers are. Needle felting is not really suitable for children under 12 unless closely monitored by an adult in a oneonone situation. Sep 21, 2016 i am a hobbyist but needle felting is my favorite hobby. If you are doing a free form you might need a needle felting. Make 2 color, 3 color, striped, whatever your hearts desire. Punch vigorously, with your felting needle tool, the entire sewn yarn patch covering the hole. This is a description of how to patch a thin spot or weak spot in a felted project.
Please read through the tutorials on this board to learn how to do the actual needle felting. There are several ways to felt wool, the most common being needle felting and wet felting. The pen style needle felting tool allows application of small or delicate materials using one, two, or three needles. Many claim it to be hard wearing and perfect for 3d sculptures. Falling into the category of needle felting tips and tricks, today i offer you a snippet from my flat needle felting ecourse find out more by clicking here and here by way of a video. Moxie says, these are pretty expensive to buy, and so cheap and easy. This is mostly done just to get the stray hairs tucked back into the surface, but it can get rid of needle holes, especially if youre using a big needle. Repairing holy wool slipper socks w needle felting. Maqaroon shows you how to make easy felted jelly fish. Youll need a special felting surface to avoid poking your fingers, legs or other body parts. I appreciate etsy for writing this article, well done.
This project will take a whole afternoon to complete. Sponges and foam pads work well for needle felting. Our 42t blue finisher is an ultrafine gauge triangle blade felting needle that is perfect for fine detail work, surface design and for finishing up the surface of your felt. Typically, the felting mat is made from materials that can be divided into three types foam, sponge and brush. Recorded on march 12, 2010 using a flip video camcorder. How to repair the felt for a haflinger clog leaftv. A few people myself included have worn holes in the bottom of them. I saw a needlefelting book in joann one time cant remember the name of the book but it said you can needle felt onto denim.
Sep 27, 2016 ready to move past beginner needle felting. The tool can be adjusted to two length of needle sizes that can be used with the needle felting molds sold separately for creating 3dimensional design and applique. Apr, 2020 portland, or about blog connect with your creative side. Thought your favorite sweater was ruined forever by moth holes. I didnt want to pay the earth by ordering one on line and so for my birthday my mum kindly sewed one together for me from an old cotton bag. Round shapes are easy and pastel colours make them adorable. This felted slipper resuscitation project was the result of an exchangebarter arrangement i made to acquire an old washboard to be used for another felting project. Repair holes in wool sweaters, rugs etc with needle felting. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. How to make a rice bag for needle felting fit to be loved.
Our wool is really course and some sharp fibres are sticking out. Needle felting is a technique used to turn fluffy, loose fibre into felt. It doesnt felt down your project yet closes up holes left behind by other needles. Unfollow needle felting kits to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A felting needle has sharp, barbed blades designed to agitate the wool fibers. Felting needles are very very sharp and really should be used in a holder whenever possible. Felting instructions included and ill tell you my topsecret way. Repeated passing of a felting needle through loose fibers tangles and compacts the fibres, shrinking the mass gradually until the fibres remain packed together which is felt. Fashionably repair your sweaters with multicolored woolfiller. This gingerbread man is the perfect project for needle felters who are still trying to master their basic techniques. You could try glue or paint but im not sure how well that would hold up. How to repair a hole in a cashmere sweater with fuse it powder. Learn new techniques, chat with needle felting artists from all over the world and i will be available to personally answer your needle felting questions in the forum. Slip the needle felting mat or pad inside the sock, immediately under the hole you want to repair.
I will introduce the works and new works ever made. To completely finish the slippers, attach a sole i like to use leather and voila, your new slippers are ready. Pull out a thin section of roving large enough to cover. Successful advanced needle felting projects bear creek felting.
Fixing felted clog slipper bottoms a handmade life. I had really high hopes of success because it seemed to make sense that the natural fibres would meld with the sheepskin. Woolfiller felted sweater patches patchwork feathers via mini diy tutorial how t. We make to order your individual needle felting tools. Discover daily diy projects, patterns and easy to follow tutorials from lia griffith and team.
Felting needles are barbed needles used to interlock wool fibers. See more ideas about needle felting, wool and wool felt. There was a time when i would have to describe the process in detail to everyone i know and now to my delight i have found most people are familiar with the craft. Needle felting 101 how to pick the right needle felting mat. It would be ideal for someone new to needle felting or those with poorer motor skills as the tool covers and protects the needles, preventing injury and locks when not in use. I started needle felting back in 2007 but had to learn from japanese diagram books as north america at the time had near to none craft books on the subject. Its not a hole, not the kind of thing that you could fix by darning. I had tried a few quick patch jobs before by just needle felting some.
Its simple to repair a wool sweater with a felting needle. These slippers are not knit in the traditional sock or slipper manner simply knit flat, folded and stitched, it couldnt be any easier. Besides creating my zany caricatures, i love to share the magic of needle felting through my felt alive video workshops and our amazing colorcoded felting needles with cushioned grips at. Be sure that the needle pokes go in and out of the ball at the same angle. We havent listed every type of needle available but have focused on the most common and most useful. The needle youll use for felting isnt a tapestry needle, nor is it a sewing needle. Sep 15, 2014 after looking at alternatives for a needle felting base on the internet i came across a rice bag. As you can see, the hole i patched was pretty large and needle felting could. Someone asked about this from another thread, so heres how i made my own felting needles. The cuff on one sleeve unraveled at the seam, splitting the cuff.
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