Child's play is an expensive business. Before you know it your tiny baby has filled your flat with brightly-coloured playthings. These toys are invariably plastic, cumbersome, noisy and expensive and ...

This art is produced with wool. Its products include rugs, clothing, and decorative items. In fact, felt, as a traditional woven work, is not only a handicraft but also part of the cultural and ...

What is felt-making?You make felt by wetting or rubbing raw, unspun wool, which naturally binds together during this process to form the cloth. You can then use the felt to make bags, hats, scarves, ...

Master felt-maker Yang Deming, 68, fluffs wool in the courtyard of his modest home in Dongxiang, Guizhou province in this file photo. [Fan Zhen/China Daily] DONGXIANG, Gansu - Yang Deming's eyes beam ...

How is this seder plate different from other seder plates? Well, everything is made of felt. This felt seder plate may not be edible but it is certainly enriching, as creating it is a great way to ...

A fun and fascinating way to extend young children's exploration of textiles is through felt-making. It needn't incur much cost and there's lots of online advice if you fancy having a go. There are ...