The Makerss - Small Red Squirrel Needle Felt Kit

The Red Squirrel Needle Felt Kit from The Makerss includes everything you need to make a realistic felted Red Squirrel. A fun and easy craft project for beginners, and wildlife enthusiasts. 

Discover the craft of needle felting with The Makerss needle felting kits. The Red Squirrel Kit is a DIY felting kit for you to create a realistic red squirrel in stunning detail. This Woodlands and Meadows kit is ideal for beginners to needle felting and those with some experience, with full colour step by step instructions to make your own beautiful felted animal.

The Makerss Woodlands and Meadows range includes kits to make realistic needle felt animals from these special habitats, and make lovely crafting gifts for older children (7 years + supervised). Each kit contains responsibly sourced needle felt craft supplies, including wool from UK farming, and is packaged in a recyclable and compostable cardboard box. The perfect plastic-free craft kit for adults and children, The Makerss Needle Felt Kits will inspire mindful making and explore the basic needle felting techniques of basic shaping with wool, joining shapes and adding features. Other techniques used include wire armature, and creating a pom-pom style tail. Discover the world of needle felting with The Makerss crafting kits at Babipur.

This kit contains:

• Full colour, step-by-step instructions
• 5 different types of wool
• Cotton Covered Copper wires:
• 1 x 74cm lengths of 1mm
• 1 x 36cm lengths of 0.5mm
• 1 x 48cm lengths of 0.5mm
• 1 pair of 8mm black glue-in eyes
• Extra-strong thread
• Felting needles #38 medium
• Eco Wool Felting Mat (made from recycled wool and 100% compostable)
  
  

You will also need: You will also need: 6 x 18cm piece of thin card, small sharp scissors, a sewing needle with a large eye, clear-drying glue (PVA) for eyes, and pliers (optional if you find it hard to bend the wire).

Warning! Contains very sharp needles. Not a toy!

Age: Suitable for beginners and children over 10 (or supervised crafty children 7+).

Skill Level: Easy Beginner 

Techniques used: basic shaping with wool, joining shapes and adding features.

Size: approx. 30cm.

Key Product Ethics: Wool from UK farming, and suppliers who are either GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards) certified or work according to Oeko-Tex standards. 100% mulesing free. Felting mats are made from recycled or new wool and are fully compostable.

Discover the world of needle felting with The Makerss. Based in Gloucestershire, The Makerrs team are passionate about making crafting accessible to all, with their range of needle felting kits and supplies suitable for beginners and experienced crafters alike. Using responsibly sourced wool and recycled packaging materials, The Makerss ensure their eco-friendly craft kits have a minimal environmental impact and maximum crafting enjoyment!