felty trial and tribulations

there's been some trying moments in the gusset camp. the ramie top came out great - fitted well - but it was so itchy and scratchy and downright uncomfortable. recommendation from the s'n'b ladies who had been there and done that confirmed what we thought - time to treat it rough. we figured that throwing a mainly plant fibre into a cold washing machine with a few other things wouldn't be a big deal - it normally takes pure wool a few cycles in boiling hot water. boy, were we wrong.

the main spot that the felting happened was the open loose bits and seams - where the fibres are able to rub together more. one day when we're feeling patient, we'll have a shot at sort of unfelting by using hot water and stretching and whatnot to get the top back to where it should be.