Armature Wires for Needle Felting
TheFeltBox offers various kinds of armature wires for your felting creations.
Soft Aluminium Wires:
The smooth aluminium finish is tarnish-resistant. Adding wax to your wire can help your wool stick to it during the felting process.
0.56mm Soft Aluminium Wire: This very thin wire is great for small details such as fingers. You can double it or triple it for larger structures.
This wire provides excellent value for money as you get 250 metres!
- AWG (American wire gauge): 23
1mm Soft Aluminium Wire: This is a medium-thickness wire. You can double it for larger structures.
This wire provides excellent value for money as you get 78 metres!
- AWG (American wire gauge): 18
1.25mm Soft Aluminium Wire: This is a medium-thickness wire. You can double it for larger structures.
This wire provides excellent value for money as you get 50 metres on the reel!
- AWG (American wire gauge): 16
Cotton Covered Wires:
These are best selling wires. The cotton finish makes the needle felting over your armature easier as the wool moves a lot less. You will need scissors or pliers to cut this wire. Our cotton covered wires are made from copper metal.
0.5 mm Cotton Covered Wire: This wire is excellent for smaller details such as ears and toes but can also provide added structural support on small projects.
It bends easily but still maintains its shape.
- Overall Thickness: 1.6 mm
- AWG (American wire gauge): 24
- Length: approx 30 m
1mm Cotton Covered Wire: This is a medium-thickness wire that bends easily. You can double it for larger structures.
- Overall Thickness: 2.1mm
- AWG (American wire gauge): 18
- Length: approx 10.5 m
1.5mm Cotton Covered Wire: This wire is excellent for tall structures over 6 inches that need good integral strength. This is a strong, rigid wire.
- Overall Thickness: 2.4mm
- AWG (American wire gauge): 14
- Length: approx 4 m
2mm Cotton Covered Wire: This wire is excellent for tall structures over 6 inches that need good integral strength. This is a strong, rigid wire.
- Overall Thickness:3.2 mm
- AWG (American wire gauge):12
- Length: approx 3 m
Other wires:
Purple/Lilac Wire: This wire is good for structures of all sizes. It will give good integral strength.
The smooth Aluminium finish is tarnish-resistant. Adding wax to your wire can help your wool stick to it during the felting process.
You will need pliers to cut and bend this wire.
- Wire Thickness: 1.5 mm
- AWG ( American wire gauge): 14
- Length: approx 3 m
Green Wire: This wire is excellent for large structures over 6 inches that need excellent integral strength. It is our strongest wire.
The smooth aluminium finish is tarnish-resistant. Adding wax to your wire can help your wool to stick to it during the felting process.
You will need pliers to cut this wire.
- Wire Thickness: 2 mm
- AWG (American wire gauge): 12
- Length: approx 3 m
Pink Wire: Rigid Aluminium wire cover with artificial silk.
- Wire Thickness: 0.9 mm
- AWG (American wire gauge): 19 AWG = 0.9116mm
- Length: approx 4 m
Orange Wire: Paper-covered florist wire.
Suitable for smaller details such as ears and toes but can also provide added structural support on small projects.
- Wire Thickness: 0.5 mm
- AWG (American wire gauge): 24 AWG = 0.5106mm
- Length: approx 7 m