My favorite supplies for spun cotton as of September 2024 ☺️ I've added a few things I've discovered in the last few months and increased the amounts of most things to give you a little more to play with.

(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:

12 grams of cotton “sliver” this is the long fiber you use for “spinning” or wrapping your armature

10 grams of fine organic cotton fiber, like cotton punis but not rolled

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

12 cotton chenille pipe cleaners, 6 inches long

8, 14 inch lengths of paper covered 24 gauge wire

A good number of black beads for eyes (in three sizes, I just eyeball it and put in quite a few)

6 pairs of glass eyes on posts in two sizes, appropriate for mice or other small animals

And some other little goodies which might vary a bit in color and design depending on the season 😊

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