June 2022 - Jane Mercer Felt Artist

And relax in Shetland.

I have spent the last 10 days on Shetland, which is as far north as you can go in the Uk. And while the UK basked in summer sun , the weather in Shetland has been more mixed and a lot colder. Papa Stour But that hasn’t stopped us , walking and enjoying the beautiful scenery . The wild flowers are beautiful and I have lots of old favourites and many species I have not recognised. Wool of course has featured in my holiday and I have some new knitting wool and some beautiful grey Shetland fibre. I also tried my hand at using a Shetland knitting belt at the Shetland textile museum. Unfortunately it does not really suit my knitting style. It’s great to be able to come to such a beautiful place to relax.

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26/06/2022

This week in my studio: Ecoprinting spirals

I have been ecoprinting on felt using logwood with geranium and lupin leaves to create a spiral pattern. This piece is planned to be exhibited at an exhibition by York Textile Artists called In Spiral. The felt contains lots of threads and silk that has been marked with Sumi ink. Using logwood and alchemilla leaves I ecoprinted a spiral on some silk noil. I just love the circular discharges from the cut stems. I am going to stitch on both pieces, but as yet haven't decided how to stitch on my silk piece or even what colour to use. Any ideas? I hope to start stitching soon.

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12/06/2022

fibre / Wet felting

In my studio last week : felted spirals

I have in my mind a vision of a felted piece all covered in spirals , made from naturally dyed wool. This piece will be for a exhibition being put on by York Textile Artists called InSpiral . It’s in October. So in order to made this piece I first need to practise making spirals. I have used up some merino fibre in multi colours. Then I needed to work out , using a bit of geometry and stitching, how to capture the felted spiral within a flat piece of felt. Success.

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06/06/2022