Needle felt artist brings comfort to pet owners with woollen sculptures

Fiona Finlayson creates woollen animal and pet sculptures for customers in the UK and beyond (Fiona Finlayson/PA)

By Hannah Cottrell, PA

A needle felt artist who creates woollen sculptures of animals and pets who have died has said she “didn’t realise how much it would mean” to her customers, after selling her artwork internationally.

Fiona Finlayson, 53, from Livingston in West Lothian, started making animals through the form of needle felting as a hobby, and the craft involves sculpting shapes and figures using wool and special felting needles.