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Instructions for cleaning felt slippers with leather soles & embroidery
Your slippers are as sturdy in water as out. The are good peasant slippers, worn outside in all weathers. The leather can be saturated and then dried in a warm place as long as you don't break or ...
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What is the best way to apply felt to wood?
Spray adhesive is a good match for this application. If you used the lower strength type, you might even have a decent chance of getting the felt back off later if you needed to for some reason.
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Adhering felt to felt
Another option is to needle felt the two together.
You’ll need loose wool fiber (cat hair and dog hair also work great) and felting needles (very sharp, use with caution!).
There’s lots of great ...
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Instructions for cleaning felt slippers with leather soles & embroidery
If these slippers are made in a traditional way, it might be relatively easy to remove the leather soles. In ye olde times many items were designed and made in a way that they could be repaired, ...
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Cut even circles out of felt
In case anyone has a similar need in the future, I'll add a tool. The question doesn't indicate the circle size, but if you're using a plastic stencil, I'll assume the circles aren't very big.
You ...
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Adhering felt to felt
Stitching.
Glue is not a good way to add fabrics to fabrics for children to play with.
Glue can get lose and the small parts you have glued on can get in the childs mouth or nose. I have never seen a ...
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Eco Friendly Alternative to Felt
There is cotton felt, there is hemp felt. Pretty much anything that has fibres (plants including) could be turned into felt. If you can't find it in the desired colours you can always dye it.
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What is the best way to apply felt to wood?
The best way to apply felt for this purpose is to not use your own glue. Self-adhesive felt is sold widely in hardware stores and hobby shops, and available online. Depending on how thick you want it, ...
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What is the best way to apply felt to wood?
I've had good success with tacky glue. It works best when applied to a hard surface (so the wood side) and then gently smoothing the felt down onto it.
If you've only got a small area to cover and ...
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What is the best way to apply felt to wood?
Either of the two products you suggest will not wick through to the opposite side of the felt. In that respect, both are suited, but the hot glue would require more care to prevent undesired lumps. ...
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What is the purpose of different needle felting needles?
Here is a Felting Needle Chart, via Paradise Fibers, which describes each needle type, gauge, blade style, fiber type, and uses:
Additionally, here is a very helpful YouTube reviewing the types of ...
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What are my options when trying to adhere felt to a 3D crocheted surface?
Embroider or chrochet the face on it, then put the whole thing in the washing machine, so it is felted completely. Though you've already stuffed it, and you probably don't want that to be felted as ...
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Cut even circles out of felt
If your circle have a limited variety of diameter and the felt is firm enough you can consider the use of a puncher like the ones used in scrapbooking or leather puncher.
I don't have those available ...
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