Angelina Fiber

Angelina is a fine, polyester based sparkle fiber, sold here by the 10g bag. The metallic colors are non heat bondable and made for blending into wool. The heat bondable colors blend the same way, and you can also fuse them into a shimmering sheet with an iron.

Which kind do you need

Both kinds card into wool the same way, so for spinning or felting the choice mostly comes down to color. The metallic colors are non heat bondable and stay loose. Pick a heat bondable color if you'd also like to fuse Angelina into sheets for embellishment, cards or mixed media.

Four colors look white in the bag

Blaze, Aurora, Blue Magic and Violette are clear iridescent fibers. They look white until they move, then flash gold and pink, pink and green, cool blue or lilac. They add light to a blend without changing its color much.

How much to blend in

Card a pinch into a few grams of your fiber and spin or felt a sample before you commit the whole batch. If you have to hunt for the sparkle, add more. If it's starting to look like tinsel, use less. One 10g bag carded into 4 oz of wool is a bit under 10 percent.

Fusing heat bondable Angelina

Lay a thin layer of fibers between two sheets of baking parchment and press with an iron on the silk setting for a few seconds. A few fibers make a lacy film and more make a denser sheet. It bonds only to itself, not to the paper or to fabric. More heat and pressure shift the color and dull the shine, and iron settings vary, so try a small piece first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Both blend into wool for spinning and felting. Heat bondable Angelina also softens and fuses to itself under a household iron, making a sheet you can cut, stitch or layer. Non heat bondable Angelina, our metallic colors, doesn't fuse at those temperatures, so it's for blending only.

Each bag holds 10g, about a third of an ounce. The quantity box on each color counts bags, so 3 bags is 30g. Carded into 4 oz of wool, one bag is a bit under 10 percent.

Lay a thin layer between two sheets of baking parchment and press with the iron on its silk setting for a few seconds, checking as you go. It bonds only to itself. More heat and pressure shift the color and then dull it, so test a small piece on your own iron first.

They're clear iridescent fibers. In the bag they read as white, and the color shows as a flash when the fibers move and catch the light. Blended into a dyed wool, they add shine without changing its color much.