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by Alzex 23 Feb 2016 ( edited Feb 25'16 15:11 )
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Has anyone tried to embroider design on thicker felt 3mm?

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by babash 23 Feb 2016
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I have embroidered designs on a bag consisting of fabric then batting then stabilizer no problem.
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by vickiannette 24 Feb 2016
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not felt, but quilting in the hoop was quite successful. I might be a bit reluctant to try if the felt is very dense, like some of 'industrial' kind.
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by jrob 24 Feb 2016
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Just use WSS (water soluable stabilizer) on top to keep your stitches from being buried in the fabric and there shouldn't be a problem.
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by katydid 24 Feb 2016
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I love felt . I did all my toilet paper covers on felt and you will become addicted. Kay
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by bevintex 24 Feb 2016
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I embroidered on the wool felt.thicker than craft felt with no problems. Slow your machine down and it should be fine, I don't know what the thickness was
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by marianb 24 Feb 2016
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"Welcome" I haven't tried felt that thick be have embroidered on a fabric block sandwich came out great, it might depend on how dense your design is... Good Luck.. Marian
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by sandralane 24 Feb 2016
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Welcome to the cute family,I have made a lot of various things with felt, no problems and back with a cotton fabric to protect the stitches. bookmarks, easter bags all great projects. Sandra.
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by jalinnell 24 Feb 2016
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I recently worked on a hot pad project that at first was afraid to try because the whole thing hardly fit under the presser foot. It had 2 layers of fabric, 2 layers of warm and natural and a layer of insulbrite. I embroidered a filled design that had quilting stitches surrounding it, and was so surprised when I has no issues at all!
In the case of the thicker felt, probably the only thing I would wonder about is if there is too much friction on the thread causing shredding. If that turns out to be the case, I think a needle with a larger eye to protect the thread may help.
If you decide to do this, it would be nice to hear how it turned out for you. Judy
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by Sewmum1 25 Feb 2016
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I have seen embroidery done on balsa wood so I suspect you would be fine to embroider on the thicker felt. I would assume the settings would be similar. If you google search to embroider balsa wood there are a few good sites with detailed instructions.

Urban threads and emb library come to mind