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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Do you need digital versions of instructions so you can increase text size or use a screen reader? No problem, please email us at info@themakerss.co.uk and a member of the team will send you the instructions digitally.
Very underwhelmed—this “extra strong” pipe cleaner has about as much backbone as a soggy noodle. Honestly, it’s no sturdier than the bargain-bin craft pipe cleaners I’ve grabbed off Amazon before.
Yes, I could return it… but the thought of paying to park, queuing for the obligatory 30-minute post office experience, and coughing up for postage just to get a refund on a low-value item? That’s a level of admin I’m simply not spiritually prepared for.
Bottom line: it’s not as described. “Extra strong” it is not—unless they meant extra strong at disappointing me.
I love this extra strong pipe cleaner. It’s great for armatures and for branches and flower stalks. Really pleased with it.
I really like the product - wish it was available in larger amounts!! Seems out of stock now & I need more please restock soon
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.