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.

Sachiko Susa, trans. from the Japanese by Leeyong Soo. Tuttle, $17.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-8048-5640-9 Needle felting designer Susa (Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends) shares an adorable if incomplete ...

Each week, this series shares Marion-Made! stories of our many wonderful people, places, products and programs in the greater Marion community. To read more stories of Marion’s great people, places, ...

Kiyoshi Mino is a farmer who needle-felts incredibly realistic small animals for fun. The Illinois native had no intention of being an artist–or a man of the land, for that matter–but two stints in ...

“Felted Friends,” a lesson in how to make a needle-felted animal, will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the Novato Public Library at 1720 Novato Blvd. The lesson will teach ...

Since July 2022, Karen Tran has been hiding needle-felted animal tchotchkes around Boston. The creatures are made by stabbing wool roving into the small, gumball-size rotund shape of a koala or a ...

Betsy Van Camp Betsy Van Camp, crafter and owner of Betsy’s Bespoke, will bring her needle felted creations to this weekend’s Holiday Fair, being put on by the Sheltowee Artisans Guild. Betsy Van Camp ...

Needle felting is a process by which one tangles wool fibers together using a barbed needle to create small dolls, animals, and other soft objects. It’s a beginner-friendly sculpting method with a ...