My favorite supplies for spun cotton (again, as I like to remind you - you don’t need the fancy supplies - cotton balls work fine especially for your first attempts)

But because many of you ask for kits or to know exactly what I use, here you go :)

This kit contains:

1/3 ounce of cotton “sliver” this is the long fiber you use for “spinning” or wrapping your armature

8 rolls of cotton “punis” this is the short fiber that works well for a smooth topcoat to your pieces

8 cotton chenille pipe cleaners, 6 inches long

6, 14 inch lengths of paper covered 24 gauge wire

black beads for eyes (in three sizes, 16 total beads - the smaller are good for mouse eyes, the larger would work for a larger animal or a chick

Watch a short demonstration of how to use the cotton fibers in your kit here

You can choose if you want to add on the “Cotton mice are rather nice” pocket picture book which features a number of new original illustrations.

This kit would make 6 to 8 small mice (the size I make, which is about 2 or 2.5 inches tall, (as I make in this video tutorial and this photo blog) or several chicks - it depends on the size of your figurines but you should definitely be able to complete several sculptures.

This kid does NOT include glue or paint - you will need to supply those as well as scissors and paint brushes.

All proceeds from the sales of this kit go directly to the Sweet Haven animals and provide for their food, shelter and care.

Thank you so much xo Rosanna