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Your search for the best felting needles ends here!
Designed by a needle felter for needle felting. Only from Felt AliveâĒ. Ditch those standard felting needles â those are designed for industrial use. You are not a machine, so you need felting needles with a colorful, comfortable grip that wonât slip out of your fingertips as you stab away the hours.
A grip you can hold for hours. A color you can grab in a second.
New to the craft? Felting needles, explained.
Get a grip and give our color-coded felting needles a try! Your fingertips will thank you.
Color-coded
Pick the right tool at a glance.
Seven colors â not dozens of industrial sizes. Fine, medium, and coarse, plus four jobs those three donât cover.
Beginner40 StarBeginners, working over wire, kids, and anyone who breaks needles often
All-Purpose40 TriangleGeneral sculpting, doll details, getting a project started
Superstar38 StarAll-purpose felting, surface design, finishing down the fuzzies
Heavyweight36 TriangleAttaching parts, driving in hair, heavy-duty joints
Fine Finisher42 TriangleIntricate finishing, loved by advanced felters
TwistSpiralFaster felting, texture, special effects
ReverseReverse barbPulling fiber out instead of felting it in
I start nearly every project with a double yellow. When it gets hard to pierce, I switch to a single yellow.
German Groz-Beckert blades in a Felt Alive handle â industrial steel you can hold for hours.
Start here
The Six-Pack is a perfect place to begin.
Our original pack â the first Felt Alive needles, and still the one to start with.
Felting needle reviews
The comfort grip is a felterâs dream!
âI have loved these felting needles! The color codes are so practical! Fast delivery!â
âMy beloved single point yellow!! My workhorse needle that I couldnât live without. Just gets the job done every time. I start to panic when Iâm running low on single yellows! Fast and efficient speedy felting with this one.â
âI really enjoy needle felting with these needles. They have very comfy rubber end and seems donât break so often. Very recommended!â
About me
Iâm Kay Petal.
I designed these amazing felting tools because I love to needle felt. I stumbled into needle felting way back in 2007. All it took was one look and I was hooked. Iâve been poking wool and teaching others how ever since.
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