Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soft yet tough, felt is a versatile, malleable material used for everything from sculpting to sewing. Then there’s felt needling, ...

A river of fabric? Janice Arnold’s installations, inspired by the people of Central Asia, go to great lengths to evoke wonder Though stationary, fibers of different colors and textures are combined in ...

You could be forgiven for assuming Aliman Esenalieva is overheated. The 60-year-old textile artisan is sitting cross-legged on the floor of a felted yurt on a sweltering 90-degree June day just ...

Acoustic panels and other architectural elements can be made in complex 3D forms using a robotic needle felting process developed by researchers at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban ...

Needle felting uses a barbed needle to intertwine wool fibers to create a solid fabric. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to intertwine wool fibers to create a solid fabric, whether that be a 2D ...

Seven years ago, Jenne Giles was a San Francisco painter and sculptor who didn’t know felting existed. Now she works almost exclusively in the medium, stretching the possibilities of felt in fashion.

Felt isn’t just for kindergarten anymore. Acclaimed, award-winning felting artist Rachel Benson teaches felting classes to kids, teens, and adults in Leominster, Groton, Harvard, and other towns in ...

There’s something you should know about needle felting before trying it: The needles are sharp. Really sharp. My 7-year-old daughter, Mira, learned this the hard way during a weekend crafting session ...