Extra stiff pipe cleaner coil - 4 metres - ideal for wire armatures
Extra stiff pipe cleaner coil - 4 metres - ideal for wire armatures
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Extra strong pipe cleaner coil - 4 continuous metres, white, ideal for wire armatures for needle felting.
Ideal for those who love our extra strong pipe cleaners but who find that 30cm isn't long enough - here we have 4 metres on a coil so you can cut off exactly what you need!
**Please note: these pipe cleaners are stiffer than ordinary craft pipe clenaer, but if bent back and forth repeatedly (5-6 times) they may break. If you need to bend the pipe cleaner repeatedly, our 0.5mm cotton covered copper wire may be more suitable. This is is about the same stiffness but much more malleable.**
The 'fluff' on these is a short cotton, ideal for wrapping wool around for wire armatures. You will find it easier to create poseable needle felt sculptures with these pipe cleaners as they are much stronger than normal craft pipe cleaners.
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How to make a wire armature:
A wire armature looks a bit like a very simple skeleton. Imagine the neck and spine of your creature (and tail if it has one), with simple legs attached. It can help to draw a profile view of the animal at the size you want to make it, then trace the line of the spine and legs onto the drawing. Make your wire armature to fit the lines you have drawn. You can fold a pipe cleaner in half and twist around your spine pipe cleaner to create 2 legs.
Click here to see our free tutorial on wire armature tips and techniques.
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from 1323 reviewsVery fine. Easy to shape. Can break if bent too often. Very light.
Beautiful fibres and a good selection of colours. This felts well
Super quick delivery
can’t wait to create this cutie
Low postage cost and it came in a couple of days. Thank you!
Loved this and enjoyed making all the kits included.
Excellent value for the money.
Makerss wool/viscose needle felting sheets for flat work is the best. It is thin and takes the needles perfectly. The white sheets are best when needing to needle felt bright colours. eg a blue sky for a landscape picture.
I wanted it to glue a brooch clip on to a little ceramic I was given. It really works well.
Lovely kit and accessories
I love the variegated batts that you get with Dragon mix. Great for 2D projects when doing landscapes. This is one of my stash that I wouldn’t want to run out of. 5* 🥰
A reorder of this lovely flesh colour fluff. It’s soft and easy to felt. Great for faces and paws. Speedy delivery.
Works very well and easy to use.
As always the box was brilliant
Just what I ordered
Brilliant for white projects, no bits of rubbish in it. Highly recomment this product.
I used this for the armature to build bugs bunny and I found it to be plenty strong enough.
Used for fairy type arms. It works well and enables you to cut to a desired length. Easy to bend to shape.
Soft cotton covering helps wool stick easily to pipe cleaner. I find it easier to build up shapes (e.g. legs) using pipe cleaner vs other wires as you have a head start. The continuous loop helps me be more efficient (no odd lengths/off cuts that aren't quite right size) and can cut to any length for larger creatures. I was worried it would hold its curved shape being in a loop but it does not, it easily goes straight or whatever shape you like.