Hope you manage to get W&W working!! Probably is a directx issue - seemed to often be just that!
Second book on Needle Felting should be out soon - it's such an interesting and versatile craft/art. You can check out some of the things I have done at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prittens/
While I prefUR to make prittens (pretty kittens) - I've made a lot of other beasties, mostly for classes on CraftEdu.com - I need to get another class made for them soon.