Extra Stiff Pipe Cleaners - made in Britian
Extra Stiff Pipe Cleaners - made in Britian
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Extra stiff cotton covered pipe cleaners, 30cm long, ideal for wire armatures for needle felting. Available in packs of 25 x white and 20 x pink. They are made in the UK
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.
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.
Wire Guide PDF
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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.

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Found this really good for making small dogs
Brilliant, they are what they say they are-extra stiff😀. Just what I’m looking for to make small armatures. A great buy, thank you
I am very pleased with the quality and strength of these pipe cleaners and I use them regularly to make armatures for small animals.
Just what we were looking for to make armatures for small felted animals.
So difficult to buy decent pipe cleaners these day, these fit the bill for what I need to use them for