In the late 1960s, a group of Pratt Institute students began crocheting their class assignments. The technique was not part of the curriculum and as they inspired each other they helped launch a new ...

IN Mongolia, felt-making is a communal affair: women and children beat freshly sheared wool with sticks and sprinkle it with water, then horses drag it through a field. It’s a centuries-old tradition ...

This could be any Saturday night at a trendy Toronto bar. The drinks are flowing, there's a DJ, and everyone is dressed to impress. But look a little closer, and you'll find the room is packed with ...

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 ...

All kinds of yarns and fibres will be available at the festival. Picture: Martin Spaull Stafford Wool Gathering covers everything woolly, including knitting, crochet, felting, weaving, spinning, and ...

Three years ago, it seemed to Judith Njuguna that the world was collapsing around her. She was a bundle of nerves after losing students in her music class to Covid-19. Recognising that she was fast ...