White Extra Stiff Pipe Cleaners
White Extra Stiff Pipe Cleaners
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Extra stiff white pipe cleaners, 30cm long, ideal for wire armatures for needle felting. Available in packs of 25 or 100.
The 'fluff' on these is a short cotton, ideal for wrapping wool around for wire armatures. You will find it easier to create poseable needle felt sculptures with these pipe cleaners as they are much stronger than normal craft pipe cleaners.
**Please note: these pipe cleaners are stiffer than ordinary craft pipe clenaer, but if bent back and forth repeatedly (5-6 times) they may break. If you need to bend the pipe cleaner repeatedly, our 0.5mm cotton covered copper wire may be more suitable. This is is about the same stiffness but much more malleable.**
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How to make a wire armature:
A wire armature looks a bit like a very simple skeleton. Imagine the neck and spine of your creature (and tail if it has one), with simple legs attached. It can help to draw a profile view of the animal at the size you want to make it, then trace the line of the spine and legs onto the drawing. Make your wire armature to fit the lines you have drawn. You can fold a pipe cleaner in half and twist around your spine pipe cleaner to create 2 legs.
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from 1140 reviewsLooks really good, but haven’t had a chance to make it yet!
Opened the box and was tempted to start right away but I’ve got other bits to finish off first - sometimes I have to hard with myself and Ted needs wait his turn ♥️
Beautiful felt sheets which are ideal to use for 2d picture felting. Lovely selection of colours too.
I got this for myself as a birthday present and I would recommend to any needle filter to do the same. I paid for the year using my birthday money from parents and inlaws who never know what to get. I love it because I get a nice little surprise every month through the door then get to join in the wonderful monthly Flock gathering on Facebook where you get to chat with others then learn a new skill in the tutorial. Thank you The Makerss for such a fantastic idea!
Ordered this wool to use on my penguin project
Nice soft and easy to work with. A good solid black fibre
Off great quality
I try to make all of these, not always well, but, I try. They are very well written and easy to understand.
Amazing product, fast delivery
This was recommended to me on a felting site. I must say I'm really impressed. I like the feel when it goes through the wool. The weight of it, everything to be honest, glad I bought it.
Loved making my Jacob Sheep and look forward to the collection of different breeds., using their own fleece. Such a creative idea.!
I just love how good these look for noses and tails. You don't want to cover them.
Fantastic website, easy to use, order was delivered on time and products were lovely. I would definitely recommend.
Lovely different samples to experience in the pack. Arrived quickly.
Fast delivery. Fabulous wool. Fantastic wee extra chocolate! Full marks!
Ordered this wool for a project. A great wool felts quickly nice colour and can be used as a core wool
And I love the smell
Used this to felt dreadlocks and I've now had them in for 2 months and theyre perfect. Thanks x
My first order of 100 pipe cleaners at the beginning of the year were absolutely amazing, best ones I'd tried from anywhere and were really strong and pliable with zero breakage.
Of course as soon as I was running low I ordered again.
What a difference, so disappointed. These new ones literally snap even moving them let alone bending and I've had to give up using them and try to find an alternative.
I did contact customer service but was told that they are no different to what they usually supply. Not sure whether their supplier has changed the manufacturer but they are definitely not. I've had pieces underway that have snapped at the shoulder when I'm simply wrapping core around, lots of wastage.
I was recommending these to everyone but sadly can't do that anymore as nearly every one I've tried to use has broken.
Really sad and disappointed.
Hi Nicki, sorry to hear you have had an issue with this product, we are currently investigating this with the supplier. We will refund your pipe cleaners and send you an alternative wire with our compliments.
These pipecleaners are a perfect foundation for figures - they are strong enough to take handling as you wrap wool round them to make arms, legs and bodies; and the soft cotton covering holds the wool well so it doesn't unravel, while being a short enough pile length to be concealed quickly if making quite slender shapes. Essential!
I didn't realise that there was such a difference in pipe cleaners until I bought these. I'm pretty new to felting and I'd bought some bog standard ones from amazon but they were really flimsy and too fluffy so wrapping them for arms was a bit of a mess and the wire was so thin as to be useless.
Got these to try out and I absolutely will be sticking with them, making arms and legs wrapped with flesh tone is now a joy and the the finish is so much neater and tight as it sticks well.
I really can't recommend these enough, they have made such a difference in both how my creations look but also the strength due to really good wire.
Strong and very easy to work with for felting projects. Love the fact they are fluffy which means fluff sticks to them easily and they are strong so you can change their position
Bought these because the ones I had from another supplier were not good enough quality for my current beadwork project. Delighted with your product and will pass your details on to like minded fellow beaders. Many thanks