Are you in my home? Just a few days ago, I did some research to find out how to identify needles. I failed miserably. And, here today you are giving me the answers. Thank you. You are a saint! ♥️
Great video Pippa, I have star needles in my stash, but never looked at them up close like that. You never fail to improve my knowledge on everything lol xx
I was waiting for this video for so long and now I can happilly say that I ordered correct needles for my feltng needs♥. I also want to say a few thing that would be good to mension in the future " how to achieve the ultimate smooth finish" video: 1)the size of the felt is VERY important. When I felt items that are less than ~10 cm (half a palm) the induvidual strands are more visible even with smallest needle finish and it's especialy easy to see them in photos. Also felts with cartoony proportions can seem to be small in a photo but are usually bigger than it seems and this can decieve felters of how smooth finish can be at which scale. 2)Also PE(polyethylen) foam boards/films are great if felters use polyurethane (PUR) foam as their needle felting mat. The PUR mat cathches the fibers and can easily undone smooth finish so the smoother PE board placed on top can prevent it. Anyway take care of yourself ❤and in meantime I'll be binge-watching all you videos all over again 😄
Thank you and yes, smalls felts are definitely harder to appear smooth, tops can help but very time consuming, thanks for watching and you won't go wrong with Heidifeathers needles x
hello can youy possibly do a video about how to find wools on world of wool or could you just say what the name of the highland cow colours if its not possible thats ok but i really love your videos : ) and this was very helpfull for me because mine arent labeled
I do have a video on my suppliers and what I purchase where, it's under the technical playlist. I tend to reserve my Highland Cow colours for my PDF's and courses as it took me a while to get the colours correct, glad you liked the video x
I ordered needles on amazon because I am just starting. They are colour coded but did not come with anything to say what the colours mean. Also the as I used them the colour has chipped off. I think I need to invest in some better needles. Thank you for the video and I am looking forward to the finishing video as that has also been an issue for me.
See if the original advert on Amazon had an colour code details but apart from that it's by look and feel, thanks for watching and working on the next video! X
I love my Heidi feathers needles!! They are the best I've used. However when I got my mixed selection I didn't get a postcard :( so kind of guess what I've got.
Go to their website under felting guide and needles and it's all listed there but judging by feel is a good way to learn too. I do love their needle selection and pretty fast delivery too, thanks for watching x
The only ones I could find where I live was a little set that seems like there should’ve been a mark of what size they are, but no one marked them. And they’re all the same. Looking at the ones you showed, it seems like I ended up getting rather small ones. Like, maybe 40 or 42? But there’s no way I can know for sure just by looking
Hi Philippa, could you review needle felting materials from the 1 dollar store? There aren’t a lot of needle felting shops in where i live, so I usually get them from there. Thank you! (the brand i get is called Daiso)
Hi, sorry but I am in the UK and I don't believe the quality would be that good, I tend to review products I can recommend to my viewers, how do you find it? X
Hello! Thank you for the video. I have a question: I'm used to triangle and star needles, but I've never used a spiral one. What purpose do they serve? I find it that stars are good to begin a piece with and also shape them faster, and triangles for general felting, attaching and finishing.
Spirals are excellent for finishing, they give a lovely smooth finish but a 40 spiral is similar to a 42 triangular, not much difference between them x
Are you in my home? Just a few days ago, I did some research to find out how to identify needles. I failed miserably. And, here today you are giving me the answers. Thank you. You are a saint! ♥️
Ahh brilliant, glad to help! I think living felt do a longer video too but I struggled to find it recently, thanks for watching x
Nice video. I've been buying these needles for 6 years, from that lady, she is the best 😊
Brilliant, I do think they are excellent quality x
Thanks Philippa - this is so helpful!
Thanks
Thanks for that Phillipa, I sent you a message earlier on asking the exact same question x
Glad you found the answer here xx
Great video Pippa, I have star needles in my stash, but never looked at them up close like that. You never fail to improve my knowledge on everything lol xx
They are unusual but quite tricky to actually see, my phone videoed them quite well considering how tiny they are xx
THANK YOU! I've been struggling with this but was embarrassed to ask!
So many people ask me so it's absolutely normal, wouldn't it be great if all the companies had the same colours, thanks for watching x
Super helpful video for those of us just starting to learn this craft. Thank you!
No problem, glad you like it 😀
Thank goodness 😅
Thank you for this ❤️
Many thanks Pippa, that has really helped me understand the different needles.
No problem, glad it helps x
Thank you very helpful. Have a good day and stay safe. 💜
Thank you so much and you too x
Thanks, very helpfull.😍
Brill! X
That was a really good video !!
Thanks Rose, so many people get kits with needles that are not labelled so hopefully this will help a bit x
Thanks so much for this 😁 I got my Heidi feathers on Saturday and they're so much better than the starter kit needles I got x
That's good, I find them excellent quality and a good price x
I was waiting for this video for so long and now I can happilly say that I ordered correct needles for my feltng needs♥. I also want to say a few thing that would be good to mension in the future " how to achieve the ultimate smooth finish" video:
1)the size of the felt is VERY important. When I felt items that are less than ~10 cm (half a palm) the induvidual strands are more visible even with smallest needle finish and it's especialy easy to see them in photos. Also felts with cartoony proportions can seem to be small in a photo but are usually bigger than it seems and this can decieve felters of how smooth finish can be at which scale.
2)Also PE(polyethylen) foam boards/films are great if felters use polyurethane (PUR) foam as their needle felting mat. The PUR mat cathches the fibers and can easily undone smooth finish so the smoother PE board placed on top can prevent it.
Anyway take care of yourself ❤and in meantime I'll be binge-watching all you videos all over again 😄
Thank you and yes, smalls felts are definitely harder to appear smooth, tops can help but very time consuming, thanks for watching and you won't go wrong with Heidifeathers needles x
Brilliant. I get asked this a lot too. :-)
hello can youy possibly do a video about how to find wools on world of wool or could you just say what the name of the highland cow colours if its not possible thats ok but i really love your videos : ) and this was very helpfull for me because mine arent labeled
I do have a video on my suppliers and what I purchase where, it's under the technical playlist. I tend to reserve my Highland Cow colours for my PDF's and courses as it took me a while to get the colours correct, glad you liked the video x
I ordered needles on amazon because I am just starting. They are colour coded but did not come with anything to say what the colours mean. Also the as I used them the colour has chipped off. I think I need to invest in some better needles. Thank you for the video and I am looking forward to the finishing video as that has also been an issue for me.
See if the original advert on Amazon had an colour code details but apart from that it's by look and feel, thanks for watching and working on the next video! X
I love my Heidi feathers needles!! They are the best I've used. However when I got my mixed selection I didn't get a postcard :( so kind of guess what I've got.
Go to their website under felting guide and needles and it's all listed there but judging by feel is a good way to learn too. I do love their needle selection and pretty fast delivery too, thanks for watching x
The only ones I could find where I live was a little set that seems like there should’ve been a mark of what size they are, but no one marked them. And they’re all the same.
Looking at the ones you showed, it seems like I ended up getting rather small ones. Like, maybe 40 or 42? But there’s no way I can know for sure just by looking
It's tricky by eye unless you are familiar with needles, best way is using them as I show in the video x
Thanks Pippa! I've been meaning to order more needles, so am ordering a selection from HF now. I hope you get some kind of affiliation credit!
Only if it's through my Amazon links further down but Heidifeathers have kindly sponsored me too and I love their needles and kits xx
Hi Philippa, could you review needle felting materials from the 1 dollar store? There aren’t a lot of needle felting shops in where i live, so I usually get them from there. Thank you! (the brand i get is called Daiso)
Hi, sorry but I am in the UK and I don't believe the quality would be that good, I tend to review products I can recommend to my viewers, how do you find it? X
Hi did you ever do a review of the automatic felting tool??? Thankyou
Yes, it's under my technical list I think x
Excellent thankyou
Hello! Thank you for the video. I have a question: I'm used to triangle and star needles, but I've never used a spiral one. What purpose do they serve? I find it that stars are good to begin a piece with and also shape them faster, and triangles for general felting, attaching and finishing.
Spirals are excellent for finishing, they give a lovely smooth finish but a 40 spiral is similar to a 42 triangular, not much difference between them x
@@feltsbyphilippa thank you!
Help Where can I find a H needle.
I think an H needle is for crochet? Not heard of it for needle felting x