Felting needles are industrial needles, used in commercial wool felt production, and felting artists have adopted these needles for hand felting. Felting needles are available in a range of sizes, but many are for commercial machine use, so I do not stock them all. Each needle has a different function and these are split into 3 common types:

Triangular, Star and NEW Spiral felting needles. Each needle has a coloured tip to show which gauge it is (the higher the gauge the finer/ smaller the diameter of the needle, and the smaller the barbs).  As your wool gradually firms up, you will need to continue changing to a finer/smaller sized needle.

Triangular Needles: Have three sides with regularly spaced barbs.

36 Gauge Green: Good starter needle for outlines, shaping and joining. Felts very quickly to speed up early stages of felting.

38 Gauge Red: Good for starting, firming up and shaping. A good all round needle.

40 Gauge Blue: Good all round, and during mid stages. For adding detail and for finishing. 

42 Gauge Gold: The best needle for finishing. Leaves hardly any poke holes.  For finishing touches, working with a few wisps of wool, adding finishing touches.
 

Star Felting Needles: Have 4 sides, with regular spaced barbs 2 a side.

38 Gauge Black:  Great all round needle and a good follow on from the Green Triangular needle.

NEW Spiral Needles: These are twisted triangular needles that have more barbs for faster felting. Designed to reduce breakages.

38 Gauge Purple Spiral: For shaping and firming, the perfect all rounder.

40 Gauge Light Blue Spiral: For shaping and perfect for finishing.

Available in two mixed sets: Set of 7 needles (contains 1 of each type) or set of 14 (contains 2 of each needle type).

PLEASE NOTE: Felting needles are incredibly sharp and are not recommended for children under the age of 10. Please ensure that they are used under adult supervision only.