Jane EvansMar 122 minBenefits of Wet-felting to relieve stress and have fun.It’s a mad mad world in which we’re living. Wet-felt making and other crafts, involve detailed working at a methodical pace, which is...
Jane EvansOct 26, 20212 minWhat we have learntIt seems a while since I restarted workshops from my riverside studio in mid-Wales. It’s been absolutely great to welcome people back...
Jane EvansSep 27, 20212 minShibori in Feltmaking How can the Japanese art of shibori be used to create fabulous shapes in wet-felting? In its simplest sense, shibori is a method of...
Jane EvansAug 11, 20212 minBlue is the colourWhen I want some time off from the magic of felt-making I look to magic of a different kind – Cyanotypes. A cyanotype is an image created...
Jane EvansJul 4, 20213 minHistory of Felt-makingWe may think that felt-making is a ‘new’ craft when we look at the array of beautiful felt art, wearable nuno-felted clothing, felt...
Jane EvansJun 16, 20213 minKeep CreatingIt’s been a long year (and a bit)! The pandemic kept us all indoor for months on end and the freedom we had before Christmas 2020 was all...
Jane EvansMay 6, 20212 minDespite being May 6th – “May the fourth be with you”!What a strange month we’ve just encountered – so sunny, but the coldest and driest April for donkey’s years! And now, as we enter May we...
Jane EvansApr 5, 20212 minEaster at Fabulous FeltingsI know I say this a lot and perhaps it’s a sign of getting older, but the time is flying by! Who would have thought, a year ago, that...
Jane EvansFeb 24, 20212 minSpring is on its wayWhere has the time gone?! These last two months have flown by and the more astute amongst you will know that I didn’t even find the time...
Jane EvansJan 3, 20212 minA Very New YearAs the saying goes – “Only take the good things forward”. I’m delighted to announce therefore that I shall commence online ‘back to...
Jane EvansDec 8, 20202 minWhat a year!This time last year I was looking forward to a family Christmas at home and in the final planning stages of a trip to India which I had...
Jane EvansNov 8, 20202 minWelcome to a COVID and politics ‘free’ zone!It’s going to be a long winter so there’s never been a time when creativity and innovation has been more important (not in our generation...
Jane EvansOct 2, 20202 minKeep up your spiritsWith Storm Alex’s wind and rain battering my window I have succumbed to lighting a fire. I suppose that means autumn is really here and...
Jane EvansSep 1, 20202 minFirst Day of AutumnThe first day of meteorological autumn already….. What a strange old summer it was – the months just merging into one another as we...
Jane EvansAug 4, 20202 minEmerging from LockdownAnother month has passed – I’ve never known such a period of supposed inactivity to go by so quickly. We here in Wales are at last able...
Jane EvansJul 3, 20202 minBring on Summer again!As I write this I am looking at torrential rain through my window – what happened to the glorious weather we had in May? Other than a...
Jane EvansJun 4, 20202 minThe New NormAre you getting used to the restrictions and new ways of working or screaming with frustration and yearning to return to the ‘old’ norm?...
Jane EvansMay 3, 20202 minLockdownHow the world has changed since I last blogged! I hope that you and your families are keeping healthy. Are you going stir crazy with the...
Jane EvansMar 29, 20202 minAn Ever Changing WorldIt’s been ages since my last blog and it seems like the whole world has changed in that time. I went to India at the end of February,...
Jane EvansFeb 4, 20202 minLuxury Wool FeltI had a thought recently – I know what felt is but do you? · Felt is a fabric made from wool by using friction, moisture and heat,...