Plaid & Bowties

Renewing fiber can mean completely destructing or radically altering clothing. For any fiber piece, I wash it if it is wool in the hottest water and detergent. For cotton items, such as plaid, I wash gently in cool water and detergent. The drying process is important too. Wool gets dried on the hottest setting and I air dry cotton. Plaid is left in the full garment state and then prepared for bleach spray or drip methods. The wool stays in its original form until I am ready to cut it. This bowtie is cut and rolled from 2 different pieces of a wool sweater.