{"product_id":"felting-needles","title":"Felting Needles","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeedle felting is easy and quick with endless possibilities to create beautiful and unique flat and 3-D art forms. This form of dry felting just needs fibre and felting needles. The needles are made from high-quality carbon steel.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold Individually\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine (40 gauge): \u003c\/strong\u003eB\u003cspan\u003earbs on three sides. For detail work and getting a neat surface. Best not to use when working with coarse fibres or for rough sculpting\/bulk work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium (36 gauge): \u003c\/strong\u003eBarbs on three sides. Good for making the bulk of a 3D piece and attaching pieces. Not good for any detail work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCoarse (32 gauge):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Barbs on three sides. Good for making the bulk of a 3D piece and attaching pieces well. Not suitable for fine detail work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eStar (38 gauge): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBarbs on four sides. Great all-round needle, good for finer work and finer wools as well as bulky sculpting work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eReverse (40 gauge):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Barbs go in opposite direction which results in fibre being pulled out. Useful to create a fluffy finish on well felted pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpiral (36 gauge): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNeedles are twisted which makes felting faster while reducing the surface holes other needles make.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHOW IT'S MADE\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshford was founded in 1934 by Walter Ashford in Christchurch, New Zealand. Today, it is run by Walter's grandson James Ashford and his husband Dave. The Ashford factory is now located outside of Christchurch, and makes high quality spinning and weaving tools from fine beech hardwood, as well as combed fibre including mulesing-free NZ Corriedale and Merino. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind out more about Ashford \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashford.co.nz\/our-story\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashford","offers":[{"title":"Fine","offer_id":45461292581040,"sku":"ASH-FN-fine","price":2.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":45461292613808,"sku":"ASH-FN-medium","price":2.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coarse","offer_id":45461292646576,"sku":"ASH-FN-coarse","price":2.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spiral","offer_id":45461292744880,"sku":"ASH-FN-spiral","price":2.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Reverse Barb","offer_id":45461292712112,"sku":"ASH-FN-reverse","price":3.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Star","offer_id":45461292679344,"sku":"ASH-FN-star","price":3.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/5109\/1632\/files\/ashford-felting-needles-fine.jpg?v=1784301763","url":"https:\/\/www.fiafia.ca\/products\/felting-needles","provider":"Fia Fia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}