Anne Lyck calls herself a structure ninja, and her compass and ruler would agree. Her yarn, on the other hand, has never followed an order in its life, and the tug-of-war between the two is where her boldest punch needle work begins.

A ferry ride from Seattle, on an island where the commute involves whales, Michelle Maclise is tufting sardines into pillows. They are ridiculous, beautifully made, and impossible to walk past without smiling…. do you agree?

Adrienna Matzeg transforms punch needle into a medium of image and atmosphere. Rooted in photography and memory, her work captures fragments of everyday life and rebuilds them in thread, balancing precision with softness…

Tufting is not quiet. It is physical, hands-on, and full of movement. In this story, Olga of Loop Lab shares how she turns wool into bold, three-dimensional pieces shaped by rhythm, instinct, and process. With a strong sense of color and fearless approach to volume…

What begins with photography and academic research slowly turns into something softer and more hands on. Living and working in Rome, Carla Rak moves between images, ideas, and thread, discovering that a simple needle can sometimes say more than an entire archive. She also shares a thoughtfully designed pattern template for the SLOW Cushion, created especially for KOEL, inviting readers to make along with her. Once you start pulling on her thread, it is hard not to keep reading.