I needed an instant gratification project last evening whilst I did a massive amount of laundry, so I tore a huge strip of raw muslin out of my fabric stash and made this ratty little neck warmer. The cloth was once upon a time part of the battered curtains we draped about ANACHROTECHNOFETISHISM (art show I did last fall). I ragstitched huge pleats and messy pintucks into the fraying muslin, and added three or four lines of turquoise machine embroidery. The collar is gathered with a long running stitch I hand-sewed using metallic copper floss, and ties in the back with a pair of long, fat, black satin ribbons.

I’m not sure if I should keep it because I know my bright red hair color will rub off on the creamy muslin, tinting bits of it pink, and over time I wager the nice antique effect will be lost in bright stains. So, perhaps I ought to give this tattered friend away to a good home. Either way, it’s a sweet prototype for projects to come.