Machine stitching on nuno felts?

[elizabeth]

You (wonderful) ladies are such bad examples for me!  I found a used Pfaff 1209 on Cragslist and bought it last night.!!
I was thinking I'd like to use it to add bling & highlights to some of my nuno scarves, as well as other things that I discover here.

Has anyone machine stitched on nuno felts after fulling?

PS. I also have a weaver friend on the lookout for a drum carder!

[luvswool and dyestuff]

I’ve done quite a bit of nuno-felting in the past but never machine sewed on it. But then I have always used silk with wool. For me, the machine stitching does not seem like the next step, but that’s just me. If anything, I might add hand-embroidery. I know that’s not what you want to hear--with your new toy--but just saying what I think. I guess I feel as though the nuno-scarves I’ve made are too delicate.

Wonder what others think about that…?

[zed]

Yeah, I've done it a lot, nowt fancy, just straight, zig zag or hand stitching. All sorts of fabrics. My old machine never liked organza though.

[MTRuth]

Yes, machine stitching works great on any kind of felt, whether nuno or not. I think it is great for adding details. I personally love adding machine stitch to felt. And hand stitching.

[Teri Berry]

I'm with Ruth, stitching over the felted areas of nuno looks great, where the felt is a little thicker it can create a quilted effect too. It can be a little bit addictive though, I find it hard to stop once I've started so have a tendency to overdo it.

[penguin]

I've stitched all sorts of felts with my machine and I like the effects you can get. If you have a very fine and/or fluffy nuno you might want to use a water-soluble stabiliser though, to stop it snagging in the machine

[Pandagirl]

I just started doing more stitching on felt, but not on nuno yet. I'm still feeling my way around both hand and free motion stitching.