Soft yet tough, felt is a versatile, malleable material used for everything from sculpting to sewing. Then there’s felt needling, a beginner-friendly sculpting method with a range of possibilities.

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 ...

Seven years ago, Jenne Giles was a San Francisco painter and sculptor who didn’t know felting existed. Now she works almost exclusively in the medium, stretching the possibilities of felt in fashion.