Painted Felting Needles, Variety of Sizes/Types
Painted Felting Needles, Variety of Sizes/Types
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FELTING NEEDLES, PAINTED
Painted felting needles are our favorite for keeping track of what type of felting needles you have, especially during a needle felting project where you may be using different types. Our felting needles are precision-made, high-quality stainless steel felting needles made in Germany. We sell seven different types of painted felting needles, as well as a variety pack of all seven (one of each).
Note: most needle holder tools won't fit any type of painted felting needles, so if you are purchasing needles to go into a needle holder tool, we recommend that you order our unpainted felting needles.
If you are new to needle felting, make sure you have a needle felting mat, as well. We sell mats in foam, burlap and wool. The foam mat is more economical up front, but needs to be replaced more often and is not eco-friendly. The burlap and wool mats last longer, are more economical long-term and are both biodegradable, if they ever need to be replaced.
Here are your needle choices, sold singly with pros and cons of each:
TRIANGLE - barbs on 3 sides
#36 Triangle (Black)
- Good for beginning stages of felting
- Good for making the bulk of 3D sculptures
- Helps shaping go faster
- Great for attaching loose parts
- Good for flat felting into prefelt
- Most sculpting kits include this needle
- Not good for detail work
#38 Triangle (White)
- A great "all-around needle"
- Great for bulky sculpting work
- Great for flat work
- Good for adding some details
- If you are only going to have one needle, this would be a good one
- Not great for course fibers.
#40 Triangle (Yellow)
- Use for later stages of sculpting
- Use where you want to start adding details
- Use for smoothing and finishing the surface
- Works well for flat detail work
- Most sculpting kits include this needle
- Not a good needle for the beginning stages of bulk sculpture work
- Not a good needle for course fibers
#42 Triangle (Green)
- A very fine needle guage used for final stages of sculpting
- Use where you want to smooth and finish the surface
- Good for detail work
- Good for making small parts (leaves and adding tiny wisps of wool like fine hair.
- Not good for bulk sculpture work or course fibers
STAR - barbs on 4 sides
#38 Star (Blue)
- Good for quick, firm felting
- Good for courser wools
- Good for joining pieces
- Good for bulk 3D sculpting work
- Works well adding details
- Great "all-around" needle
- Flat needle felting kits worked on linen usually come with this needle
- 3D needle felting sculpture kits often come with this needle
- This is another needle that if you could only have one needle, this would be a good one to hhave
- Might not be the best choice for making small or wispy parts
TWISTED - barbs that twist around the needle
#38 Twisted (Brown)
- Nice general needle for middle stages of 3D sculpting projects
- Has a little more oomph to it than the other 38 gauge needles (due to spiral barbs)
- Felts quickly
- Felts efficiently while minimizing puncture holes
- Not good for beginning stages of bulk 3D sculpture work
#40 Twisted (Purple)
- Nice general needle for small sculpting projects
- Nice general needle for finishing larger projects
- Felts quickly
- Felts without leaving big puncture holes
- Not good for beginning stages of bulk 3D sculpture work
- Not recommended for middle stages of 3D sculpture work as the #38
Needle Breakage: If your needles become dull, if you are using too big a guage for the firmness of your project, if you punch your needle into the felt sideways or twist the needle, the thinner end of the needle may break. This is true with any brand of felting needle. Therefore, we always recommend, whenever possible, you have at least one general, all-purpose needle as a back-up needle. We recommend a #38 guage in either the triangle or the star as your 'go-to' and back-up needle.
Please note: There is no universal color code for felting needles. These colors are unique to this brand and the colors may not coincide with felting needles painted and purchased elsewhere. Also, if you are wanting to use a needle holder tool, you may want to purchase our unpainted felting needles instead to make sure they fit.
⚠️ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
⚠️ WARNING: FUNCTIONAL SHARP POINTS HAZARD—Not suitable for children under 10 yrs. Not a Toy. Contains functional sharp point.
⚠️ WARNING: ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED—To be used under the direct supervision of an adult.
Shipping, Returns & Order Cancellations
Shipping, Returns & Order Cancellations
Order processing is typically 2 - 5 business days. We are closed on Saturdays and Sundays and holidays.
Shipping is connected directly to USPS and UPS and includes their live rates and shipping times.
Returns can be made for eligible items through the customer return portal within 30 days of the purchase date. Returns and order cancellations are subject to a fee of up to 4% of the purchase price for merchant card processing fees and materials. See full return policy in footer for complete details.
Follow these links to read our full policy for returns, exchanges, refunds and shipping.
Safety
Safety
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Alder & Alouette sells arts and crafts materials, as well as toys, games, and puzzles, in compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
CPSIA addresses, among other things, lead, phthalates, toy safety, third-party testing and certification, imports and SaferProducts.gov. You may view a pdf of the law here and learn more about the law here.
Our arts and crafts materials are additionally Art + Creative Materials Institute Certified (ACMI) + AP certified as nontoxic.
Conformitè Europëenne (CE)
Our products also meet the European Union's CE requirements.
The Conformitè Europëenne (CE) Mark is defined as the European Union's (EU) mandatory conformity marking for regulating the goods sold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985. The CE marking represents a manufacturer's declaration that products comply with the EU's New Approach Directives. You can find out more about this requirement here.
UKCA Marking
UKCA Marking – The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is the new UK conformity marking used for certain goods (including toys) being placed on the GB market, in place of the CE marking which is the conformity marking used in Northern Ireland and the European Union. You can read more about the UKCA marking here in sections 10 and 15.
USDA Organic
Some products are certified organic. If they are certified by the USDA, you can read more about that here.
GOTS Certified Organic
If they are Global Organic Textile Standard certified (GOTS), this is an International Standard and you can read more about GOTS here, as well as look up and confirm certification numbers for individual products.
BIOLAND Standards
Many of our products are certified organic as part of the Bioland Standards. This is a German product only certification and includes some of the highest standards in the world. You can read more about the Bioland standards here.
OEKO-TEX Standards
Products that are not necessarily organic may carry an OEKO-TEX or OEKO-TEX 100 safety certification as proof of non-toxicity. You may be more likely to see this in items that were dyed with non-plant dyes in order to verify that the dyes are nontoxic and free of or within a safe range of elements and other contaminants.
You may also see this on non-organic textiles to verify that the textile is free of or within a safe range of certain chemicals or elements. You can read more about OEKO-TEX standards here. You can verify if an OEKO-TEX label is valid or not here.
FAQs
FAQs
Q: The item I want to order is out of stock. How long will it take to be back in stock?
A: If you’d like to find out when something will be back, send an email to info@alderandalouette.com and we’d be happy to look that up for you. In your email, include the item and any sizes or colors, if applicable.
Q: May I pre-order an item that is out of stock?
A: Yes, you may (if it has a preorder button)! If there is no preorder button, you can send us an email at info@alderandalouette.com and we can set up an order for you.
Pre-Order Policy
Purchase preorder items separately from in-stock items if you do not want your items held to wait for the preorder to come in. If you purchase them together, they will ship together, in most cases. If you separate your orders, they will ship separately.
Q: May I special order items?
A: If you’d like special quantities or colors, or if you don’t see what you want, contact us by email or text to see if we can find and order these items for you. We are happy to help! info@alderandalouette.com or 360-358-3387
Q: Do you offer gift wrapping?
A: At this time, we do not offer gift wrapping.
Q: Do you sell gift cards?
A: We do! We sell physical and electronic gift cards. Once an electronic gift card is purchased, we send the gift card code through email to the email address you provided at checkout. You may then forward the code to whomever it is intended.
Q: Can a sale price be applied to an order placed before or after a sale?
A: Unfortunately, we cannot apply discounts to orders that have been placed before a sale began or after a sale has ended.
Q: An item I wanted to buy sold out during a sale. Do you offer rainchecks for the sale price?
A: We don’t offer rainchecks, and sale prices are limited to items on hand during the sale dates.
Discounts and Promo Codes
Q: I found a discount code for your shop online but it doesn’t work. Why?
Only Promo Codes and Discount Codes sent to you through official Alder & Alouette communication channels are valid. Promo and discount codes found on other websites that we do not own are not valid and have been transmitted or created without our knowledge or permission.
Canceling Orders
Q: May I cancel or change my order after it’s been placed?
A1. : Whether or not the cancellation is possible depends upon where your items are in the processing and shipping process. If you placed an order and then changed your mind, please contact us in writing via e-mail as soon as possible info@alderandaloeutte.com. You may also text us at 360-358-3387.
A2: Cancellation if Your Order Has Not Shipped Yet
If your order has already been processed, but not shipped, there may be a small restocking fee to cover the cost of packing your order and the card processing fees we cannot recover. If there is a fee, it will be deducted from your refund when we cancel and refund your order. Currently, this fee is up to 4% of your purchase price.
A3: Cancellation if Your Order Has Already Shipped
If the order has already shipped, we are unable to cancel the order as it’s already on its way.
Sales Tax
Q: Do you charge sales tax?
A: Currently, we only charge sales tax in Washington State. If you are in a state where sales tax is not charged, you are required to keep up with that purchase total and report it to your state under their State Usage Tax system.
Credit Card versus Debit Card
Q: Why do you recommend paying with a credit card instead of a debit card?
A: We recommend paying with a credit card instead of a debit card for a couple of reasons. Many credit cards offer extra insurance on products when purchased with a credit card. This is a nice, extra perk on your side in case the postal service or other delivery service loses or damages your package. We are not responsible for loss or damage caused by the shipping service.
In addition, because of internet fraud, some orders may be declined through our payment processor as a security feature to protect you based on certain filters, like address verification. If this happens and you used your debit card, your bank may put a hold on those funds until the transaction is no longer pending. This could take several days and during that time, those funds will not be available to you. We do not have control over this and unfortunately, cannot help you if this occurs. Using a credit card instead does not impact your bank account if your card is declined for any reason.
This also applies to order cancellations and refunds. If you are paying with a debit card or using something like PayPal or Venmo or other payment services connected to your bank account or a debit card, even though refunding or canceling your order is quick on our end, it must be referred back through card processors and the payment service before making it back to your bank account. This could take several days and during that time, those funds will not be available to you. We do not have control over this and unfortunately, cannot help you if this occurs.
Shipping
Q: Do you cover my package if it is lost, mis-delivered or damaged during shipment?
A: The shipping services we use are separate companies from us, and we relinquish our responsibility to them once they pick up your package and leave our facility. Therefore, we do not cover your package if lost, mis-delivered or damaged during shipment by a shipping service. Please use your tracking number provided to file a claim with USPS or UPS if the lose or damage your package during transit.
Q: Do you ship Internationally?
A: Currently, we are only shipping to the United States and to Canada.
Q: Do you offer free shipping discounts?
A: Occasionally we may offer free shipping. When we do, you usually need to meet a price point and that range is somewhere between $129 to $199.
Q: What do you charge for shipping?
A: Our checkout is connected directly to USPS and UPS and so our shipping prices are determined by them. They base the shipping off a combination of factors, such as package dimensions, weight and the distance your package will travel.
Q: How long does it take to receive my order?
A: There are two different times that affect this answer: Processing Time and Shipping Time. Please see our shipping policy HERE.
Q: Will I receive a tracking number?
A: Once a shipping label has been created, you will receive a tracking number, though it may be the next business day before your package is actually picked up. If you cannot find a tracking number email sent to you, check your spam or junk folder. You can also log into the customer portal at any time to see tthe status of your package.
Q: How do I return or exchange a product?
A: See our Refund & Exchange Policy HERE for requirements and which items do not qualify for an exchange or return.
NOTE: We reserve the right to change our policies as needed and without warning or notice to you, the customer. Information on this page is not a guarantee.
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