How firm to needle felt your wool? In this quick tutorial I share my thoughts on how firm to felt, explain felting firm vs felting soft. I'll give you tips on how to firm up the wool and the importance of firmness when it comes to adding fur or reverse felting. I demonstrate al this on my needle felted hare legs.
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See my list of recommended wools & tools further down.
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NEEDLE FELTING TOOLS & WOOL I RECOMMEND FOR REALISTIC ANIMALS
1) US SUPPLIES (for UK list see part 2)
Wool Needle Felting Pad (by Woolbuddy) - [ Ссылка ]
Precision Felting Needles - [ Ссылка ]
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1-3 needles) [ Ссылка ]
Core Wool (by Woolbuddy) - natural undyed [ Ссылка ]
Soft Merino Wool Roving - variety of 39 colors [ Ссылка ]
Aluminum Armature Wire, 1.5 mm [ Ссылка ]
22 Gauge paper covered wire [ Ссылка ]
Pipe Cleaners (pack of black, white, beige & brown) [ Ссылка ]
Flat Nosed Pliers [ Ссылка ]
Stork Shaped Rose Gold Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Professional Scissors [ Ссылка ]
2) UK SUPPLIES
Heidifeathers is my main go to online felting wool and tools supplier. They also have brilliant starter kits.[ Ссылка ]
** NEEDLES - Best quality & range - Heidifeathers - all colour coded.
Ultimate Mix (all the needles you need) [ Ссылка ]
Or choose by needle type:
Green - Triangle 36G - [ Ссылка ]
Red - Triangle 38G [ Ссылка ]
Blue - Triangle 40G [ Ссылка ]
Light Blue - Twisted 40G [ Ссылка ]
**FELTING MATS **
Eco Wool Mat - 3 sizes [ Ссылка ]
Foam Mat - 3 sizes [ Ссылка ]
** NEEDLE HOLDERS **
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1-3 needles) [ Ссылка ]
Wooden Multi Needle Tool (holds 4 needles): [ Ссылка ]
Long Wooden Single Needle Handles x5 [ Ссылка ]
** WOOL **
CARDED Wool - quick & easy to felt
Jacob Batts In Natural Shades [ Ссылка ] - for core wool
White Corriedale Slivers [ Ссылка ] - for wrapping over wire
Carded Slivers in animal shades - Menagerie mix - 10 colours [ Ссылка ] or wildlife mix - 18 colours [ Ссылка ]
WOOL TOPS - for attaching longer fur/feathers & adding details
Soft Natural Mixed tops - Animal Mix -10 different breeds [ Ссылка ]
Merino tops - packs of 6 (choose from 8 different shade packs) [ Ссылка ]
** SCISSORS **
Stork Shaped Rose Gold Embroidery Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Professional Thinning Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Professional Hairdressing Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Small Nail Scissors [ Ссылка ]
** WIRE & PIPE CLEANERS **
Armature Wire - Paper covered (18-30gauge) or Aluminium (15/30gauge) - [ Ссылка ]
100 Pipe Cleaners - Brown, White, Black, Flesh & Grey - [ Ссылка ]
** OTHER **
Multi Purpose Pliers [ Ссылка ] for bending/cutting/flattening wire
Air dry clay - 6 Colours [ Ссылка ] for beaks, claws, noses.
Remington Ceramic Hair Straighteners [ Ссылка ] for thin ears / feathers
Horse hair [ Ссылка ] for animal whiskers
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