Whether tigers or tortoises, field mice or feathered peacocks, artisanal creatures are a celebration of life itself. By Ligaya Mishan WITH EACH STAB of the needle, the fibers catch, twist and snarl.

“Felted Friends,” a lesson in how to make a needle-felted animal, will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the Novato Public Library at 1720 Novato Blvd. The lesson will teach ...

Made with only a needle and some carded wool, Kiyoshi Mino‘s large and small felt animals are delightful sculptures of farmstead companions. The colorful ducks, pigs and sparrows are born from a ...