Features:

  • For creating 3 dimensional designs and appliques
  • Pen style grip
  • Easy to handle
  • Can use 1,2 or 3 needles
High quality, comfy design

My kids received a Klutz felting kit this past Christmas and have become quite enamored of the felting art. The cheap little tool that came with the book recently broke and when I came out to Amazon to look for a new tool I was a bit overwhelmed at all the options available! I went with this Clover one because I have a number of other Clover products and I've always been happy with their quality. I'm glad I chose this pen! It is very easy to grip. It is nice and light weight, and a good size for little hands. It comes with a safety cap and medium gauge (38 mm) needles. I like that you can choose to use either 1, 2, or all 3 needles at once depending on the level of detail on your felting piece. This pen looks sturdy and I'm hopeful it will hold up well to love from the kids. Two thumbs up!

Good quality pen a must for felters.

If you plan on felting you definitely need this tool makes the job so much easier and the end result is a beautiful felt project, the materials that make this on are of good quality not the best but very good for the price

Very happy to find this on Amazon!

A versatile needle felting tool which allows you to use 1 - 3 needles and an easy to hold pen style, and it has a cover to keep the needles (and your fingers!) safe. I can't find these where I live so am happy to see them available here. I still have my original tool but needed more to be able to teach others how to needle felt. The tool will last a long time, only the needles will need replacing with they get dull or broken (felting needles are very fragile). It uses standard felting needles which you can order from the company of choice, although I believe Amazon also carries the Clover brand replacement needles as well.

You need this if you're felting

This needle is the only one you need. You're able to choose how many needles you're working with (I've found that 2 is optimal) and adjust the length of needle / depth of puncture by removing the end, exposing the white interior. If you wanted to use the needle without the casing for some reason, you can remove and use them individually too. I personally haven't broken any needles but knowing that it could happen has made me cautious. If you have a densely packed area, find ways to fasten the felt, maybe by directing the needle at an angle instead of head-on. Forcing it beyond its capabilities is a fault of the user, not the product so feel free to disregard those types of reviews :)

Good Quality Needle Felting Tool -- read re: needles included

This is the first pen style needle felting tool I have used, and am very glad to have it! I have a wider tool (also by Clover) that holds five needles, but that isn't good on smaller or 3-D projects (I use it on cookie cutter ornaments and wall hangings). For smaller projects and 3-D items, I have been using a single needle alone, without a holder. I decided it was time to ramp it up a bit and try some pen style holders. I chose the Clover brand 1-3 needle pen because I have liked other Clover products, including some for needle felting. The needle holder is a good size and shape, and works very well. So far I have just used it with three needles, but I sure like how much faster things work up doing so. The needles are placed close together, so it is easy to control the area being worked on. NOTE: The three needles included are "fine" (Clover needles only come in two sizes) and are best for finishing work, details, and small pieces. You will want to use lower gauge felting needles for working up cores. Clover does not number their needles, but these are maybe 39/40? If you need the needles to go further in the project you are working on -- like a larger 3-D animal -- the top pink section is removable. Just beware the needles could break more easily (and is not recommended with the included needles), especially if using 2/3 needles. Twist the white ring off the pink handle to change out or replace needles. The clear needle cover has ridges in it that fit over an indentation in the pink top of the tool.

Makes fast work of felting

I needle felt the faces of my Waldorf dolls I make, and prior to this I was just using one needle at a time. I really love this tool! It's easy to switch the needles out if you break one, and using three needles at a time is a lot faster than one. It's pretty comfortable to hold onto too. I would say it's a must have for anyone trying out needle felting, it gets the work done fast and works really well.

Worked Perfectly

This was my very first time felting. The pen worked perfectly throughout the entire project. I didn't have any issues with needles breaking or the cap getting stuck, as some users have complained about. If you put the cap on properly (there are two channels to line up), I can't see how that would ever be an issue. The pen was very easy to unscrew to remove or add needles. For smaller details, I stuck with 1-2 needles. If I was covering more area, I used all 3 at the same time. The pen style makes it easy to control and it felt very comfortable in my hand. About my project: this is a crocheted dog with acrylic yarn that's been brushed out to look like fur. The extra fuzz that results from the brushing is then saved and used as roving to felt on details (the mouth, for example), hide knots, etc. As you can see, the pen worked beautifully on the acrylic yarn and adhered it to the single crocheted body perfectly.

Very easy on my hands!

I use this for rooting hair in doll heads and felting animal shapes. I have been using this over a year I believe. I only use one needle but it accepts up to three. If I break a needle it's so easy to change out. Feels like you are holding a fat ink pen, so my hands don't cramp up as easily and I can work longer. Through time the protective cap developed a crack, but not a show stopper.

makes felting so easy

This is a wonderful tool! I am a starting out felter and was just using single needles and holding them. It was taking forever. I read reviews and saw this in use by others and selected this tool. It holds the needles close together which is very good for detail work. It is also easy to change out and adjust needles. I recommend this tool.

Great for joining yarns!

This works really well for me for joining big loop-style yarns. Quick and easy for this use, otherwise you end up with quite a large knot when joining a new ball to the project.

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