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by mops 08 Mar 2012 ( edited Mar 09'12 10:23 )
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Cards.

First experiments with my Embellisher/ Punch machine (which has been lurking in my sewing room for a couple of years). The one on the left, the first one I made, started out with a felt circle on beige felt. I used felt and knitting yarn, on the front and the back and noticed the difference that made.
The second one started as a piece of fleece. I had the idea of making an underwater scene, did some freehand embroidery meant to be seaweed, but ended up with a butterfly escaping from a dark environment.
It's a real challenge for me to start something without any preconceived ideas. I learned a lot and the results were good enough to use for a card.

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Comments (21)
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by charlie2 08 Mar 2012
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Lovely--and just a first try--you are an artist.
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thank you.
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by lidiad 08 Mar 2012
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I don't know the Embellisher/Punch machine, but the result is great! Hugs, Lidia
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thanks. The machine has 5 barbed needles, no bobbin, no thread, and punches applied materials to the background fabric, faster than you'd do it by hand.
by bumblebee 08 Mar 2012
Oh I know what you mean now MOPs. I make felt roses by hand with barbed needles and
and little plastic molds and merino roving.
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by basketkase 08 Mar 2012
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Martine......these are gorgeous, I have an attachment to my machine that will do this and it is still in the box..LOL! Truly beautiful... Vicki
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Yes, I know Bernina machines have them, Viking does not. It's a nice thing to play with once in a while.
by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thank you!
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by laffma1 08 Mar 2012
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They are lovely. But I too, am not familiar with this type of machine. Can the applied materials be easily pulled out? Since there is no bobbin, how does it stay attached? Is this similar to what is called "felting"? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks so much.
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
No, as a rule they can't be pulled off, they are punched right through. Some materials don't work as well as others though - the woolen felt worked perfectly, a piece of synthetic felt not at all.
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by noah 08 Mar 2012
+6
excellent it is fun to try new things hugs
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thanks, and yes, it is.
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by muflotex 08 Mar 2012
+7
Great - art work in felt, a new outlook on material,
need inspiration?
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thanks. I'll stick to 2D for the time being.
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by oaro 08 Mar 2012
+6
nice job
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thanks.
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by bumblebee 08 Mar 2012
+5
I'm not sure what the punch machine is but the results are fun.
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thank you.
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by capoodle 08 Mar 2012
+5
Pretty ~ They need to be framed.
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thank you. I'll think about framing them when I get a bit better at it.
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by lique 08 Mar 2012
+5
Heel mooi!
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Dank je.
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by annyn 08 Mar 2012
+5
Het is mooi geworden Martine. Weer eens heel iets anders.
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Dank je.
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by spendlove 08 Mar 2012
+5
These are great - I have one of these machines as well. I bought it on the same day as my embroidery machine and it has only been out of the box a couple of times!
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
A shame, isn't. I bought mine when my dealer had a sale before her cousins took over the shop and never gave the machine a real try. Saw some video last week and thought it was about time I did something with it.
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by sewdeb 08 Mar 2012
+5
These look great! I've only done the "hand held barbed needle" technique, I'm sure this is much easier on the fingers... *4U
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
I never did the hand held one, but I've seen an old video (Sewing with Nancy I think) where they used the hand held to punch the stuff lightly by hand before using the machine. Nice for small bits - I noticed the small bits tend to curl up around the needles if you're not very careful.
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by edithfarminer 08 Mar 2012
+5
Nice result Mops
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thank you.
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by teun 08 Mar 2012
+4
Zien er alle 2 heel mooi uit
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Dank je!
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by snowbird42 08 Mar 2012
+4
Hmmmmmmmmmmmvery interesting....soozie
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by mops 08 Mar 2012
Thanks, I liked the process.
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by devon 08 Mar 2012
+3
great work on both
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by shuede 09 Mar 2012
+3
Awesome! I love them!!
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by mops 09 Mar 2012
Thank you.
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by wp1012 09 Mar 2012
+3
What kind of machine do you have? I would like to have one in the future. Peg
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by mops 09 Mar 2012
I've got the Happylock special punch, but Janome, Husqvarna and Viking have them too, and Bernina has a set (stitchplate and needles)to use on some of their embroidery/sewing machines.
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by rmj8939 09 Mar 2012
+3
You did a great job on these.
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by mops 09 Mar 2012
Thank you.
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by cfidl 09 Mar 2012
+3
Love both of them! I would like to try my hand at this! Thanks for sharing! Live Laugh Download Stitch!
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by mops 09 Mar 2012
Thanks.