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Needle felting is easy and quick with endless possibilities to create beautiful and unique flat and 3-D art forms. This form of dry felting just needs fibre and felting needles.
The needles are made from high-quality carbon steel. They are available in 4 gauges. Including a reverse barb option, designed to pull fibre out of an object rather than push it in, ideal for creating fur or hair.
Our needle felting punches can safely store 3 or 5 needles for even quicker felting. The punch is made from Silver Beech hardwood and has a turned comfortable hollow handle.
The Wooden Felting Needle Punch comes complete with 5 medium needles.
The Student Needle Punch comes complete with 3 medium needles.
Which Needle is right for me?
Triangular Felting Needles - Barbs on 3 sides
32 Gauge- This is a sturdy needle good for working with coarse fibres and firmly attaching pieces. Not great for detail or a
neat surface.
36 Gauge - A good needle for making the bulk of a 3D piece and again, attaching pieces well. Not good for any detail
work.
40 Gauge- A fine needle for detail work and getting a neat surface. Best not to use it when working with coarse fibres or
for rough sculpting/bulk work.
Star Felting Needles - Barbs on 4 sides
38 Gauge - Similar to the 36 Star but also good for slightly finer work and finer wools. This is a great all-round needle which works well for doing bulk sculpting work and adding detail and is therefore the needle we have in our kits.
Spiral Felting Needles - Barbs that twist around the needle
36 Gauge - The barbs on these needles twist around the end. This makes them felt quickly and gives a neat finish minimising the surface holes you can get with other needles. They are less good for doing bulk sculpting work.
Reverse Felting Needles
The barbs on these needles go the other way, pulling the fibres out rather than pushing them in. This is useful to create a fluffy finish on a well-felted piece.
what is the best needle for felting cat fur
Hello and thank you for your question. This is actually a hard one to answer without feeling the fibre you are working with since all cat's fur is different.
I would personally be going for the 36 gauge needles, they are an all-round needle for working with various fibres:
40 Gauge needles - suitable for fine detail and finishing - Barbs on 3 sides. A fine needle for detail work and getting a neat surface. Best not to use it when working with coarse fibres or for rough sculpting/bulk work.
36 Guage needles - Suitable for fine, medium and or Coarse fibres - Barbs on three sides. A good needle for making the bulk of a 3D piece and again, attaching pieces well. Not good for any detail work.
32 Gauge needles - course felting - suitable for embellishments and fast felting - Barbs on 3 sides. This is a sturdy needle good for working with course fibres and firmly attaching pieces. Not great for detail or a neat surface.
Star Felting Needles - 38 Gauge - suitable for fine detail and finishing - With barbs on four sides it is a great all round needle, good for finer work and finer wools as well as bulky sculpting work.
Reverse Barb Felting Needles - 36 Gauge - Suitable for embellishments and fast felting - The barbs go the opposite direction which results in fibre being pulled out. This is useful to create a fluffy finish on well-felted pieces.
Spiral Felting needles - 36 Gauge needles with spiral barbs for a faster and smoother finish - The needles are twisted which makes felting faster while reducing the surface holes other needles make.
I hope this is helpful
Thank you
Aunt Jenny
Does the wooden neddle punch come with needles
Hello and thank you for your question.
Yes, the Wooden Needle Punch comes with 5 medium needles.
Thanks Aunt Jenny
Type: Felting
Category: Felting, Felting Needles
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