The LiinaLommi Felting Frame ©
It was first developed and designed and built by us with the support of our local Department of Trade and Industry and Leader+ Agency for European Rural Development. We finished the first prototype in 2003 after several years of experimentation and testing. One of the first design considerations was that the machine be portable. To achieve this we made the machine completely de-mountable. (This also enabled us to get a three metre machine into the workshop through the dog-leg entrance hall.) If needed they come in component parts and everything just bolts together. They are free-standing, on casters, once assembled so can be moved around easily. Very simple to put together, one adjustable wrench is all that’s needed.
We built these machines to make and finish our felts to completion
and avoid unnecessary hand and back work…
Painted for a tough and durable finish, with the colour of your choice, these machines are designed with the serious felter in mind.
From production felters making series of hats, bags or lightweight Wool/Silk Laminate fabric and scarves, to Fibre artists needing to make LARGE works too big to handle solo, by hand.
Full technique and workshop demonstrations available. Instruction and lifetime support included.
Sizes range from 47-inch working width “Table Top” model to between 60 and 120 inch working width free standing models. All models will accommodate a 20 to 24 inch diameter felt roll at least. ….if not larger.
One of the innovative features of these machines is the ability to have more than one felt rolling at the same time on separate cores, each at different stages of completion. (On the larger machines you can also have independent pressure rollers) On the 80-inch machine there can be two completely separate felting stations, on the 120 inch machine there can be up to three felting stations. (Karoliina’s personal 120 inch machine has two felting stations. One 76 inch and one 39 inch as well as the full width pressure roller) The “Table Top” model has all the functionality of the free standing models, it just has no casters, no drip cloth and the roller bed stands about 8 inches above your table surface. The felters are about 40 inches deep, 65 inches tall and count on an extra 24 inches on the working width of the machine to work out the footprint.
The machine can take your felt to carpet quality hardness with no extra hand fulling/felting necessary. Also available is our unique Drum accessory for “tumble felting” and fulling/shrinking shoes, hats, scarves etc.
Please contact us for more details…
The concept of the Felting Frame came about because of Karoliina’s need to make large and heavy felts. The traditional wet felting technique involves a huge amount of physical effort.
