Felting Needles - in tube (various types)
Felting Needles - in tube (various types)
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Felting Needles - all packed in a safe screw-top shatterproof tube!
Basic Needles: Our economy needles our particularly suitable for total beginners (this is why we put them into our kits). They are a lot sturdier and you can tell their sizes apart by comparing the lengths of the needles. The longest is a coarse #36, the middle one a medium #38 and the shortest (standard size) a fine #40.
We stock a mix of needles including Groz Beckert high quality felting needles (see below). They are marked with a colour on the top. Below is a guide to the needles we sell, and the colours we use:
Standard: Good quality felting needles available in triangle shaped cross section. Marked with a colour on the end.
#36 coarse - White (x6)
#38 medium - Orange (x6) or (x10)
#40 fine - Green (x6)
#42 Extra Fine -Burgundy (x6)
Standard Mix Tube: (#36 coarse x 2, #38 medium x 2, #40 fine x 2)
Twisted (Spiral) (Groz Beckert): The needles are triangular in cross section but twisted, a little like a drill bit in looks. We love twisted needles as we have found they work faster and leave less visible holes. Marked with a colour on the end.
#36 coarse - Black (x3)
#38 medium - Purple (x3)
#40 fine - Red (x3)
#42 very fine - Baby Pink (x3)
Twisted Mix Tube: (#36 coarse x 1, #38 medium x 1, #40 fine x 1)
Twisted (Spiral) Star: The best of both worlds of the twisted needles and the star needle combined. We love these needles! They were a favourite gift in our 2018 advent calendar.
#38 medium - Dark Blue (x3)
Cross-Star (Groz Beckert): The Cross-Star needles have 4 sides which means they catch fibres from 4 different places rather than 3 as the triangle needles do, making them a much harder worker.
#38 medium - Yellow (x3)
Crown (Groz Beckert): This needle is used for very fine work. The most common use is to add hair or detailed fur to a project. Good needle for use on dolls eyebrows, eyelashes and hair.
#42 very fine - Opal (x6)
Reverse (Groz Beckert): The needles have notches / barbs on them which face the opposite direction to normal needles, and therefore pull the fibres outwards rather than stabbing them inwards. This creates a lovely fluffy effect which is great for needle felt animals. See our free tips on using the Reverse Needle here.
#32 coarse - Teal (x5)
#40 fine - Coral (x3)
Reverse Mix Tube: (#32 coarse x 2, #40 fine x 2)
Crown (Groz Beckert): This needle is used for very fine work. The most common use is to add hair or detailed fur to a project and smooth the surface. The notches are at the very tip of the needle and it is therefore suitable for superficial surface work.
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Let customers speak for us
from 1089 reviewsLooking at the kit I am very impressed with the quality. I am not going to be making it yet so can't comment on how it goes together, but looking forward to starting it later in the year.
Love quality. Easy to use. Value for money.
My first box and loved it !
I really didn’t expect Wayne to turn out so good even though he’s a little wonky ( first time felting something bigger than and oval)
Clear instructions and pictures
Can’t wait for the next box :)
The kit has all you need to create this cute small pup.fibers along with detailed step by step tutorial with photos.very pleased with my purchase.
Nice product at a reasonable price. I use it to make small doll socks, too.
It's for a friends birthday present who writes children's books, and her badger character is called binkie. So hopefully Julie will get great pleasure in making him.
I've been wanting to felt a kingfisher for ages and just couldn't resist this kit when it became available. I wasn't disappointed. The kit is perfect, the instructions were very clear and are suitable for everyone including beginers. The finished item may not turn out exactly like the kit picture but that's the joy of felting.
Great kit.
All the products I have purchased were very well made the instructions were very clear and Steffi and her team are very helpfull.
Much nicer to work on than a foam one I have been using. I haven't tried the Eco Mat yet.
Beautiful wool to felt with . I cant buy this in Australia so it's a real treat for me.
These are great little pins and save me a lot of time and effort.
I always buy the eyes for my little felted creations here- good quality.
Made creating an image of a 'bauble' so much easier - follows curved surface so keeping size and perspective
This looks interesting- a nice change from animals and fairies which I normally make. Thinking of giving the completed item to my daughter- at least she can’t kill this one 😁
Great needles-easy to identify
Good packaging and excellent quality needles. And a chocolate too! Thank you.
Great quality and very good price.
Always love makers needles they are great quality, good price and lots of choice in different sizes
Always love makers needles they are great quality, good price and lots of choice in different sizes