Ashford Felting Needles

High quality felting needles from Ashford Handicrafts in New Zealand.

• Fine:  40 gauge. 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.
• Medium:  36 gauge. Barbs on three sides. A good needle for making the bulk of a 3D piece and attaching pieces well. Not good for any detail work.
• Coarse:  32 gauge. Barbs on 3 sides. This is a sturdy needle good for working with coarse fibres and firmly attaching pieces. Not great for detail or a neat surface.
• Star:  38 gauge. Barbs on 4 sides it is a great all-round needle, good for finer work and finer wools as well as bulky sculpting work.
• Spiral:  36 gauge. The needles are twisted which makes felting faster while reducing the surface holes other needles make.
• Reverse Barb:  36 gauge. 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.