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.

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.

France is known for its perfume, Italy for its leather and Scotland for its whisky, to name a few famous exports. One that may not be as well-known is Kyrgyzstan and its wool. In the Naryn and ...

While Patty Benson was learning to crochet, her first round shapes reminded her of another project she enjoyed: turning a shrunken wool sweater into a pillow. Inspired by that first foray into felting ...

The Motley Collection, launched at the London Design Festival, blends digital fabrication with traditional wool felting. To produce felt by hand, a person typically takes a needle and repeatedly stabs ...

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 ...

Discover how soft wool fibers are transformed into charming cartoon style characters using needle felting techniques. Follow the creative process as simple materials become detailed handmade figures.

Using a long needle, Chinese artist Yin Yue diligently pokes a piece of wool onto a pink-purple elephant made out of wool felt in her studio in Beijing. She stumbled into wool felt art about a decade ...

You expect to see cozy cashmeres and soft shearlings on the fall runways - but felt? This most utilitarian of textiles, mostly associated with fedoras and furniture pads, has gone posh. Fashioned into ...