Felt-making is a prehistoric technology. For millenniums, such work didn’t require a needle, or any tool beyond human hands: One simply took wool, added moisture and sometimes whey and applied ...

That's when Powell discovered the art of needle felting, the process of transforming wool into 3D objects by constantly stabbing the needle into the wool. The craft came to Powell easily ...

A needle-felted hare made by Zoe “I bought a house in Slaithwaite outright, which meant I had the time to establish my career up here without worrying about paying a mortgage,” says Zoe.

Vervoort said she discovered needle felting during a very traumatic time. "I lost my memories of how to do all kinds of things," she said. "I used to be very much into photography, and I forgot ...