The Ultimate Needle Felting Starter Kit Wool Tools Mat Needles Value over £180

A wide-ranging needle felting set for anyone who wants to explore different fibres, needles, tools and finishing details.

This is much larger than a basic starter kit. It includes two projects, a broad selection of wool, several needle types, armature materials and small accessories for experimenting with different techniques.

Projects included:

• Pip the Penguin needle felting project by Sarah Brown from Original Needle Felting UK
• Bright Bauble needle felting project

Tools included:

• High-density foam felting mat
• Small cotton rice-bag cover to fill and use as an alternative felting surface
• Wooden single-needle holder
• Multi-needle pen tool with three needles
• Finger protectors
• Small awl

Felting needles included:

• 1 × 32 gauge triangular needle
• 3 × 36 gauge triangular needles
• 1 × 40 gauge triangular needle
• 2 × 38 gauge star needles
• 1 × 38 gauge twisted star needle
• 1 × 40 gauge reverse needle
• 1 × 42 gauge twisted needle
• 1 × 40 gauge crown needle
• 5 assorted spare felting needles

Wool and fibres included:

• 100 g Baavet core wool
• Carded New Zealand Pastel Rainbow pack: 7 × 20 g
• Carded Māori Mud Rainbow pack: 7 × 20 g
• 50 g Peachy Beige carded sliver
• 50 g Orange Fox carded sliver
• 50 g Māori Milk carded wool
• 50 g cream merino wool
• Brown Wensleydale wool locks
• Cream Wensleydale wool locks
• A piece of prefelt for flat felting

Armature and modelling materials:

• 1.5 mm strong aluminium armature wire, purple, approximately 3 m
• Paper-covered florist wire, orange, approximately 7 m
• 1 mm cotton-covered copper craft wire, approximately 10 m
• Solid beeswax block
• Silk clay for noses, beaks, claws and other details
• Pipe cleaners

Animal and character accessories:

• 2 pairs of black metal legs, approximately 45 × 25 mm
• 2 orange plastic bird beaks
• 2 yellow plastic bird legs
• 2 pairs of small white metal legs, approximately 45 × 20 mm
• Set of 20 eyes and noses
• 2 pairs of small glasses
• 2 pairs of tiny glasses
• Antique-gold metal crown charm
• Small beads

Shaping and display extras:

• 6 cookie cutters
• Miniature garden tools: hoe, spade and rake
• Wood slice
• Miniature wooden chair

You may also find these useful:

• Tacky glue
• Wire cutters
• Jewellery pliers
• Pincers
• Blending brushes or clean dog-grooming brushes

Felting needles are sharp and brittle. Push them straight in and pull them straight out without twisting or bending.

For a smaller kit with only the basic wool and tools, see our 10-colour starter kit.

We photograph wool as accurately as possible, but colours can appear slightly different depending on your screen settings.