Wondering what to use as whiskers for needle felted animals?
I compare 7 materials so you can decide on the best one for you! I demonstrate how to attach them on my Tabby Birman cat head as this is the 5th and final part of the needle felted cat head series.  I explain the pros and cons of the options and share my top 3 favourites. 

This video is kindly sponsored by HeidiFeathers who are a friendly dedicated felting shop with all the wool and tools you’ll need for your needle felted animals. They are UK based but deliver worldwide.
The horse hair I show you in no. 5 is from their shop! So do check out their website today at [ Ссылка ]

I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

Check out these other cat head videos in the series here [ Ссылка ]

See my list of recommended wools & tools further down.

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NEEDLE FELTING TOOLS & WOOL I RECOMMEND FOR REALISTIC ANIMALS

1) US SUPPLIES (for UK list see part 2)

Wool Needle Felting Pad (by Woolbuddy) - [ Ссылка ]
Precision Felting Needles - [ Ссылка ]
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1-3 needles) [ Ссылка ]
Core Wool (by Woolbuddy) - natural undyed [ Ссылка ]
Soft Merino Wool Roving - variety of 39 colors [ Ссылка ]
Aluminum Armature Wire, 1.5 mm [ Ссылка ]
22 Gauge paper covered wire [ Ссылка ]
Pipe Cleaners (pack of black, white, beige & brown) [ Ссылка ]
Flat Nosed Pliers [ Ссылка ]
Stork Shaped Rose Gold Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Professional Scissors [ Ссылка ]

2) UK SUPPLIES

Heidifeathers is my main go to online felting wool and tools supplier. They also have brilliant starter kits.[ Ссылка ]

Horse hair [ Ссылка ] for animal whiskers

** NEEDLES - Best quality & range - Heidifeathers - all colour coded.
Ultimate Mix (all the needles you need) [ Ссылка ]
Or choose by needle type:
Green - Triangle 36G - [ Ссылка ]
Red - Triangle 38G [ Ссылка ]
Blue - Triangle 40G [ Ссылка ]
Light Blue - Twisted 40G [ Ссылка ]

**FELTING MATS **
Eco Wool Mat - 3 sizes [ Ссылка ]
Foam Mat - 3 sizes [ Ссылка ]

** NEEDLE HOLDERS **
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1-3 needles) [ Ссылка ]
Wooden Multi Needle Tool (holds 4 needles): [ Ссылка ]
Long Wooden Single Needle Handles x5 [ Ссылка ]

** WOOL **
CARDED Wool - quick & easy to felt
Jacob Batts In Natural Shades [ Ссылка ] - for core wool
White Corriedale Slivers [ Ссылка ] - for wrapping over wire
Carded Slivers in animal shades - Menagerie mix - 10 colours [ Ссылка ] or wildlife mix - 18 colours [ Ссылка ]

WOOL TOPS - for attaching longer fur/feathers & adding details
Soft Natural Mixed tops - Animal Mix -10 different breeds [ Ссылка ]
Merino tops - packs of 6 (choose from 8 different shade packs) [ Ссылка ]

** SCISSORS **
Stork Shaped Rose Gold Embroidery Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Professional Thinning Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Professional Hairdressing Scissors [ Ссылка ]
Small Nail Scissors [ Ссылка ]

*** WIRE & PIPE CLEANERS ***
Armature Wire - Paper covered (18-30gauge) or Aluminium (15/30gauge) - [ Ссылка ]
100 Pipe Cleaners - Brown, White, Black, Flesh & Grey - [ Ссылка ]

*** OTHER ***
Multi Purpose Pliers [ Ссылка ] for bending/cutting/flattening wire
Air dry clay - 6 Colours [ Ссылка ] for beaks, claws, noses.
Remington Ceramic Hair Straighteners [ Ссылка ] for thin ears / feathers
Horse hair [ Ссылка ] for animal whiskers

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