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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Watch this mesmerising video showing the process of turning wool into an incredibly lifelike model of an Abyssinian cat. KeXin Fan, from Harbin, China filmed and created this incredibly detailed wool ...

From reindeer and hedgehogs to robins, Anxiety monsters, and poor ol’ Willy, the use of felt in animation has taken on a whole new energy in recent years. While some point to Emma de Swaef and Marc ...

Inspired by geometry, spoke systems, and architectural shingles and cladding, ARO Block tiles are 3 mm, 100% Wool Design Felt mounted to a thin 10 mm virgin PET acoustic substrate. Save this picture!

Unlike lip seals and squeeze packings, felt seals require relative little shaft pressure to function effectively. They are commonly used near ball and roller bearings as lubricant retainers.