In a modern world where technology and mechanized production have replaced almost everything, handmade felting — one of the oldest textile-making techniques — is gradually fading into the ranks of ...

ArtWaves invites the community to explore the art of needle felting in a hands-on, creative workshop, “Felting Friday: Paint ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...