Plant dyed felting wool, 100g fairytale mix – Glückskäfer

Glückskäfer’s gorgeous plant dyed felting wool 100g fairytale mix is the perfect natural felting wool for wet and dry Waldorf needle felting projects.

The fairytale felting wool collection includes 15 beautiful colours, all derived from plants. The wonderful Waldorf-inspired shades are ideal for creating all kinds of felt fairies, figures, animals, toys, puppets and scenery for play, as well as lovely decorations and artwork for your home.

There are 15 naturally dyed shades of wool included. Pictured are 13 of the beautiful colours: apricot, white, rose pink, light yellow, bright yellow, orange, red-brown, bright pink, light blue, dark blue, light green, light brown and dark brown. The colours dark green and violet are not pictured. This high quality and sustainable needle felting wool felts quickly and effectively for a beautiful finish.

Wet and dry felting and working with natural and plant dyed fibres are important parts of Waldorf Steiner Education.

Needle felting is a highly tactile experience and a fun, creative Waldorf handwork activity. It is taught in Waldorf Schools worldwide, usually from the ages of 7 or 10 and projects can range from beginner to advanced.

The Glückskäfer plant dyed felting wool fairytale mix contains 100g of wool and is made in Europe sustainably.

German brand Glückskäfer are well-known in Waldorf and Montessori education for their child-size, real tools specially designed to help children grow in independence.

Please note children must be supervised by an adult until they have mastered the felting techniques and using the felting tools safely. We have felting needles and felting needle holders available separately.

Contents:

100g of plant-dyed wool in 15 colours.

About Glückskäfer

German brand Glückskäfer is a small, ethical, family-run company that has been producing high-quality traditional toys for over 60 years. Designed following Waldorf and Montessori principles and in collaboration with pedagogues, parents, doctors and midwives, the beautiful handmade Glückskäfer toys aim to promote a child’s development through creative and independent play. Their range of handmade toys and colourful play sets are a beautiful addition to toy shelves, a play room or to be featured in a window still!

Ideal for playing with at home, nursery, Waldorf or Rudolf Steiner school, the range of Glückskäfer colourful shapes toys are crafted by hand according to the Waldorf philosophy which is well-known to encourage children to discover creative play independently and without limitations. The wooden toys are coloured by hand with non-toxic water-based paints and are not finished with lacquer to ensure the original characteristics of the wood and the grain shows through. The surface of the FSC certified European wood pieces are left slightly rough making them fully stackable and less slippery.

Glückskäfer’s Waldorf-inspired wooden toys, range of children’s tools, pretend play toys, children’s furniture, wooden birthday decorations and Waldorf crafting tools are designed in Germany and made in Europe. The brand is part of traditional German toy makers Nic Toys, renowned for the highest standards of quality products designed to support child development manufactured ethically and sustainably.

Each Glückskäfer toy is CE certified and complies with the European standard for toy safety (EN 71).