Add designs and embellishments without glue or thread! The age old technique of felting or punching is the interlacing of woolen fibers—mechanical piercing them together to form a strong bond. It is great fun for adding beautiful texture and a 3-dimensional appearance to both sides of a project. Use this handy Felting Needle Tool with its 5 sharp barbed needles to felt fabrics together. Combo includes Felting Needle Tool with 5 fine weight and 5 heavy weight needles for use with a wide range of fabric, and small Felting Needle Mat. Try it on knit handiwork, sweaters and garments, wall hangings, throws, rugs, and more. Suitable materials for the appliqué include: felt sheet with a minimum of 50% wool content, raw wool, wool yarn, and woven wool fabric. Suitable materials for use as the base fabric include: wool knit, woven wool fabric, felt sheet (acrylic and similar), woven or knitted cotton fabric.
Includes:
- Comes with 5 fine needles for a wide range of fabrics
- No thread or glue needed
- Place the appliqué over the base fabric and pierce lightly with the Felting Needle Tool
- Instructions included
- Tool can be locked for safety
- 5-replacement needles to use with the Felting Needle Tool
- Never use the needles outside of the Felting Needle Tool, they might break or splinter, causing injury
- Instructions to replace needles included
- Ideal for attaching appliqués to knits
- The brush-like mat enables smooth punching with little resistance, and allows the fibers of the appliqué to mesh well with the base
- Insert the needles vertically to avoid breaking them
- The needles should not touch the base
- Bristles, Base: Polyproplene
- Base approx. 3-1/2" W x 4-1/4" L x 5/8" H, bristles approx. 2-1/2" W x 3-1/4" L x 1-1/8" H, overall height is 1-3/4"
- Caution instructions included