Understanding the different types of needles
There are many different shapes and sizes of felting needles, and each type of felting needle has its own function, making it quicker and more effective. The most common types of felting needles include ultra fine needles, fine needles, medium needles, coarse needles, star needles, cyclone needles, and barbed needles.
Types of felt needles:
Ultra Fine Needle: The needle is even smaller than fine needle, and the felting speed is slow. However, the holes are extremely small, making it suitable for trimming floating hairs.
Fine Needle: The needle is small and the felting speed is slow. Smaller holes allow for a more delicate finished product, suitable for finishing and small parts.
Medium Needle: Medium needles are suitable for use in the middle of a piece, after the thicker needles have been poked and prodded to create a base shape.
Coarse Needle: Coarse needles have a large head and faster, but have large holes. Suitable for pre-shaping and priming. It can be used for felting on coarse fiber fabrics and woolen materials, and can be more powerful for felting on a large area.
Star Needle: With four contact surfaces, it is faster than normal needles. Suitable for initial shaping, fine contouring, and adding dents.
Cyclone Needle: Threaded needle with four contact surfaces for fast felting. Smaller holes for mid-work.
倒刺針: Barbed Needle: Barbed hooks, felted wool can be used to pull out a small amount of cashmere by barbed needles, to form a plush effect in the surface layer. Compared to flocking, the resulting wool will be more natural and lifelike. Multiple needles used at the same time will have a better effect. If you feel that too much fluff is pulled out during the use of the process, use sandpaper to slightly sand the needle.
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