Looks like Patricia Bierer, of Muskego, WI, is getting ready for the winter months with her holiday Santa and beautifully detailed vest. We love seeing your projects, Patricia. You always have something new and fun to work on. Fantastic!
“After I received your cd of how to make a santa it was very helpful and away I went . . . the colors I used were garnet, hemlock, white, and flesh. . . he is 12in high, now I just have to make another one!
This vest was needle felted by hand and a needle felting machine. I used pieces of hand felted roving and put the design on by hand and machine. I used Merino wool. It goes good with the hat [I made] and now I have to make a skirt. House work can wait, felting is first!”
Patricia e. Bierer ~ Muskego, WI
LIVING FELT Blog! 
Both pieces are very impressive examples of felting and both are beautiful.
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Patricia, very charming work! I am interested in a needlefelting machine. What kind do you have? I don’t know whether to invest in a dedicated machine, or look for a used machine and buy a conversion kit.
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baby lock is around 200.oo for seven needle and around 400.00 for the 12 needle machine new…….. do not get a kit for your machine too much gets into the bobin.not good yhis is a good way to use your hand felted left over patricia
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If I did the attatchment, I was going to buy a used machine, and remove the bobbin assembly, totally dedicate the used machine for felting. My main concern was that the adaptation kits do not have many needles.
So which is better, the 7 needle or the 12? I am assuming that with the 12 you can change the number of needles that you are using at a time?
Did you make the camel fabric for the vest too?
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I have the seven needle one its great the 12 needle one is too fast for me …you can replace one needle at a time so sometimes I have 3 needles and it still works I bought it on line.really love this machine.also the tan on my vest is a wool patricia
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You have definately captured the knack of felting. Love the Santa. I have never tried machine felting but with this Christmas season I have felted so much that my wrist says “buy a machine:”.
Love it and keep up the good work!
Sharry
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thank you very much.Im working a new santa .hes almust done.just need to do the boots and make another hand..at the same time Im making a elf, cant stay on one thing at a time,,,,,,,,,,busy busy.love it .pat
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Very beautiful design and colors. I love how you used that tweedy fabric for the chicadees’ bodies. Very clever.
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