I love these painted wooden needle holders, in gorgeous rainbow shades, and this bumper kit includes a  3-needle and an 8-needle holder for fast and comfortable felting, along with a set of 8 colourful single needle holders.  They not only look pretty but they are so useful too to identify your different needle types, when you've got lots on the go.
 
The kit also includes a great selection of 35 needles to get you started on your needle felt projects, or to replenish supplies so you can keep on stabbing!  Each needle size and type has a different colour shank so you can easily know which is which, with a handy guide to felting needles and a colour reference guide to identify the needle type by the shank colour.  Each holder also comes filled with standard (uncoloured) 38G triangle needles, so you'll have 19 more to keep you going! 
 
Triangle needles are the standard felting needle, included in most kits.  The higher the gauge (G), the finer the needle.  A coarse needle (eg 36G) will felt faster whereas a fine needle (eg 42G) will give a better finish to your work (less visible holes).  Star needles have more sides, and therefore more notches, for faster felting.  Spiral needles also work faster whilst giving a smoother result by twisting the fibres.  Conical needles are triangular but taper continuously from shank to point: combining the power of a big needle with a fine tip improves needle guidance, reduces initial puncture resistance and leaves a subtler funnel-shape dent, ideal for densifying delicate areas and for shallow-tip finishing.
 
The kit includes:
 
8 x painted wooden felting needle handles, in red, orange, yellow, lime, aqua, blue, rosy pink and purple (with 8 uncoloured 38G triangle needles)
1 x painted wooden 3-needle holder in EITHER lime, orange OR rosy pink (colour at random - if you have a preference, please message me BEFORE ordering to confirm availability)
1 x painted wooden 8-needle handle in EITHER pale pink, red, purple, rosy pink OR lime (colour at random - if you have a preference, please message me BEFORE ordering to confirm availability)
5 x triangle needles - course, 36G (blue)
5 x triangle needles - medium, 38G (green)
5 x triangle needles - fine, 40G (yellow)
5 x triangle needles - extra fine, 42G (black)
3 x conical needles - course, 36G (white)
3 x conical needles - medium, 38G (red)
3 x twisted needles - fine, 40G (pink)
3 x twisted needles - extra fine, 42G (purple)
3 x star needles - fine, 40G (gold)
felting needle guide
 
For ages 12 to adult
 
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12
The kit contains metal needles with very sharp functional points.  Please supervise use as appropriate.