How to sew felt and pannolenci?

How to sew felt and pannolenciToday we answer this question, after having previously seen what to use and how to cut felt and pannolenci.

To put it simply, aside from glue, there are two main ways to sew felt and pannolenci: with a needle or with a sewing machine.

To sew with a hand needle, you need to understand some basic principles: there are different types of needles that serve different purposes. If you'd like to learn more, we recommend this very comprehensive article. on the sewing needle). For today, it's enough to understand that the hand sewing needle is made up of several main components, which must be evaluated to choose the most suitable one for our purpose.

The components are:

•          the type of tip
•          the size of the needle's eye
•          the length of the needle
•          the diameter of the needle itself

Coming back to us: What needle do we use to sew felt or pannolenci? We can say that to sew by hand the The most suitable needles are the pointed ones with the largest eye. 

Then as a point there are various ones to try (just search online for videos with the different alternatives), certainly among the most popular there is the blanket stitchIt is done from left to right, the needle is inserted into the felt perpendicularly, forming a sort of loop between itself and the thread and, by pulling it slightly, it will create the stitch.

If you're sewing padded decorations, you'll need to overlap the two shapes and pass the needle through both. This way, the two edges will join without any internal stitching or creating additional bulk. I recommend: this article If you want to learn more, which presents the various types of stitches to use for sewing felt and pannolenci.

Another option is to use a sewing machine. In this case, the recommended needle is the Universal one. The Universal needle has a slightly rounded tip. Sizes range from 60 to 120, or a maximum of 130 for sewing very thick fabrics. It's worth experimenting; while felt is usually 5mm, pannolenci ranges from 1 to 3mm. Experiment! :)

A recommended method is to use pliers to poke holes in the belts and make small holes where you will later pass the thread with the needle to sew.

Also on this topic, there are some well-made videos online that present some typical procedures for sewing felt by machine. Here's one.

As you can see, there are some key concepts and specifications to know when sewing felt and pannolenci, but it's nothing complex. In this article, we've covered the basics, simplifying them as much as possible to introduce you to sewing felt and pannolenci in a truly simple way.

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