For making crafts, fast and easy always win. Adorable doesn't hurt, either. Needle felting hits all three targets. "It's got one of the least bumpy learning curves of anything I've ever seen," says ...

For holiday decorating and gift-making, fast and easy always win. Adorable doesn’t hurt, either. Needle felting hits all three targets. “It’s got one of the least bumpy learning curves of anything ...

The nature of felt — soft, pliable and able to take on a variety of colors — makes it terrific for crafting, not only for designers but for creative amateurs. “Felt is one of my favorite materials. It ...

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.

Needle felting is one of those cool crafts that can yield incredible, lifelike masterpieces—or fuzzy, misshapen blobs of wool ...