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For things with joints like arms and legs, I felt normally and then cut notches in the wool where the joints would be. Then I make a thin sheet of felt to go over the notch so it isn't visible, but the area is still soft and allows bending in that spot. For things like tails, I wrap wool loosely around the armature and felt only the surface fibers (I use a crown needle, but any kind will work if you're careful) so the middle stays soft. This doesn't allow as much flex as the notches do, but it's the only way I've found to do things like tails that need to bend along the whole length. Skinny shapes, like this dragon's tail, don't need any special treatment though, as long as the armature is strong. I usually use two strands of 20-22 gauge steel wire.
Felt is one of the most durable fabrics, you really don't need to worry too much about damaging it. The worst that happens usually is that the surface becomes fuzzy, and eventually pills can form like on a sweater. Pills can be trimmed off, and fuzz will lay down if an iron on the wool setting is used on it. It doesn't tear, though if you really pull on it hard (like pets can do) the hairs can be pulled apart. So generally the only thing I don't use it for is pet toys, though my cats love wool so I occasionally make a ball of core wool for them. It takes them a while to pull it apart.
I think the reason there aren't more posable felties is just that you have to design it that way from the start for the best results, or most people just prefer sculpting without an armature.
As for the range of motion, the chunkier something is the less it can move. Nothing I've made can quite match the range of motion of, say, a ball-jointed doll. Renamon has the best range of motion of anything I've made so far, though the pics don't show it that well.