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 1114 reviewsI purchased this subscription box as a one off. I thought he looked so cute , I just had to buy him
I live in Australia and love purchasing from The Makerss. All products I buy are absolutely perfect and always arrive on time . I will definitely continue to buy from The Makerss and I love watching Steffi making the projects . Instructions are very easy and always plenty of materials to use . I am looking forward to making the donkey . Thank you so much 😃
Have not started the kit yet but the instructions look very clear and I look forward to starting it soon.
Really good quality and fast delivery.
Have made the jointed bear kit and it turned out well. Looking forward to starting the hare.
I bought this after trying out a cheaper version and pleased I did. The needles are very sharp and really speeds up the felting process. It’s brilliant when making animal ears.
As above
Beautiful selection of wool delivered promptly. Thank you!
A great kit with easy to follow instructions and plenty of materials to complete the project. New techniques to learn with this kit.
Great display for the Christmas season.
Lovely and soft, can't wait to use it!
Fantastic product, a total game changer
The service was wonderful and it arrived so soon! I forgot to add the voucher so they added it for me...5* for that. The clay is lovely to use too 😊
Bought as a present for my wife's birthday so not made yet. But a well packaged super kit which I know she will really enjoy and should lead to more purchases.
I will enjoy making the felted donkey, the wool arrived very quickly and the instructions simple to download . Now for the difficult part,but the instructions look very ckear.
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As with all the kits from the Makerss, they come with full simple easy to follow instruction and a generous amount of materials to complete the project.
This was the first time I had used silk clay in my makes.
Loved this kit.
Generous materials supplied, enough to complete the project.
Simple enough for the 1st time make.
Love his wellies. Hoping the Makerss will sell these as an accessory in the future
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.