A happy harbor seal smiles while swimming on its side. A colorful, iridescent hummingbird hangs in midair. A button-festooned elephant lumbers along. These are a few of fiber artist Debbie Gedayloo’s ...

Lots of sheep owners use wool for sweaters and blankets, but Bolton teenagers Olivia and Isabelle Tower are turning their animals' fluffy wool into fine art. Years ago, a family friend showed them how ...

Whether tigers or tortoises, field mice or feathered peacocks, artisanal creatures are a celebration of life itself. By Ligaya Mishan WITH EACH STAB of the needle, the fibers catch, twist and snarl.