I recently purchased a Simplicity 12 needle felting machine. I was concerned that it wouldn’t work well with batting and roving, being thicker than yarn. But my back was begging me to get some help with the nuno felted scarves. I had progressed from rolling them out on the floor to a high table which did help a lot. Unfortunately, the continuous rolling and pressure was still taking a toll on my body since I had so many scarves to make.
The machine works beautifully and really speeds up production. I am not able to make the lock scarves (learned this the hard way by breaking 3 needles) with it but it handles the processed wool and cotton scrim fine. I do still finish the scarves by wet felting, rolling them. But I probably spend half the time at that stage as I would without the felting machine.
I am so pleased with this investment. It is great for embellishing as well. For flat felting or production work it saves your body from the punishment that wet felting can deal out.
