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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Liam Lee’s designs often look like something that could come from the concept drawing for a futuristic sci-fi film. He sculpts furniture and dimensional textiles from brightly colored wool he hand ...

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 ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Forget the lion or the lamb. This morning, March came in like a flying pig. Yes. All those things you said you’d do “when pigs fly” now ...

A calming needle felting process transforms soft wool into Cartman from South Park. This short focuses on texture, shaping, and the slow, satisfying rhythm of handmade fiber art that viewers can enjoy ...

Owners love remembering the good times they've had with their pets, whether that's taking selfies together or even buying a miniature felt version of them, as Alyson Gurney found out. Gurney, a ...