about the demi scarf

it's been three years since the conception of the demiscarf, an idea that took two full years to arrive on, particularly the decision to use the felt tab closure. each demiscarf is like an original work of art to me. i spend a lot of time walking around my favorite yarn shops (perks to 'puffy mondaes' and 'ewephoria' in nampa, idaho) with skeins of yarn held up to my neck. if it's even remotely itchy, i don't purchase the yarn. my design has changed just a bit this year, making each demiscarf with a looser, less thick knit and creating more length. i love attatching the felt tab under the knit body of a demiscarf this year. who knows? maybe next year there will be a new variation on the variation! :D for now, i am incredibly blessed to have the original marymakesart demiscarf flying off the shelves of say say boutique in downtown portland, oregon. thank you pdx!!! i've also introduced the tagua nut button into my design this year, helping support an indigenous community in the amazon, which creates these buttons from start to finish out of the tagua nut. the shape of this button echos my fine art work in a curious and unplanned way. i find myself gravitating towards shapes that remind me of tree ring growth and natural forms. next year i may introduce a luxe version of the demiscarf, using cashmere and more silk fiber. i'll also have lots of hand spun and hand dyed fiber demiscarves, using the wonderful roving puffy mondaes carries. i just love creating these! i cannot get enough of the endless possibilites of crating with yarn, with its various textures, colors and types of fiber. and the buttons...look for marymakesart 'piece of the print' buttons on next year's demiscarves, featuring portions of my fine art prints! --mary