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 ...

A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

Wool-felted accessories are all the rage. The bright colors and organic texture of wool can be seen on everything from purses and slippers to necklaces and broaches. With just a small amount of wool ...

Liam Lee’s designs often look like something that could come from the concept drawing for a futuristic sci-fi film. He sculpts furniture and dimensional textiles from brightly colored wool he hand ...

Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. These days, I’m not spending very much time outside. Instead, I’m focusing on making ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Forget the lion or the lamb. This morning, March came in like a flying pig. Yes. All those things you said you’d do “when pigs fly” now have to be done. Okay, it was a pig made ...

A river of fabric? Janice Arnold’s installations, inspired by the people of Central Asia, go to great lengths to evoke wonder Though stationary, fibers of different colors and textures are combined in ...

Using a long needle, Chinese artist Yin Yue diligently pokes a piece of wool onto a pink-purple elephant made out of wool felt in her studio in Beijing. She stumbled into wool felt art about a decade ...

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 ...

How do you feel about Skittles? You may love them, you may hate them. But you’re probably not neutral. We have some very strong feelings about snacks. And it’s those powerful snack-linked emotions ...