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Photos: SLC artistâs âwearable fiber artâ is the opposite of destructive âfast fashionâ
Jeanne Akitaâs felted clothing will be featured in the Smithsonianâs âCraft Optimismâ online market.
(Photo courtesy of Jeanne Akita) Artist Jeanne Akita creates her wearable fiber art through the ancient textile-making process of felting.
  | April 7, 2021, 1:09 p.m.
When artist Jeanne Akita wants to create a jacket, she has to start by making an âenormous, giganticâ jacket, she says. As in, 8 feet long and almost 8 feet wide.
But as the garment goes through an ancient textile-making process called felting, it will shrink twice, down to a size that can be worn by the average adult. (Picture what happens if you accidentally put a wool sweater through the dryer.)