Hug Me Tight (Tree Huggers' Wisdom)
Materials: rope, calico fabric
Technique: lettering, knitting, crochet
Size: 60 x 120 cm
Description: Old-style closely-fitting jumpers called "Hug-me-tights" are now making a fashion comeback. This one, created for the Warwick Jumpers & Jazz Festival, is hand-knitted in brown rope, with the words HUG ME TIGHT crocheted in orange cotton. Words of wisdom for Tree Hugger conservationists are hand-lettered on calico and threaded through the knitted mesh.