WIP: coffee cup sleeve

With all the rain we've had in Winnipeg, I'm disappointed with spending so little time in the studio and a lot more time.... I'm not sure where. (Watching Wimbledon play-offs, I guess.) 

Gardening (which, because of all of the rain mostly involves pulling weeds when it is dry enough, and keeping up with keeping the grass cut and edges trimmed) is done in the rare breaks between the rain storms. Environmentally, it is a strange year.

While NOT in the studio, I've been testing prototypes for coffee cup sleeves. I have this one (below) for the road and another (I don't have a photo of it) at work.

When I am not at home, I seek out one particular brand of coffee (I know some of you know what brand: you recognise the cup). So... I use only one type of mug that needs a heat sleeve. My other travel mugs are insulated.

I started with a rainbow-shaped pattern, but found that it gaped. So I cut that pattern in half to create a seam. After a laundering, the addition of that one seam seems to have fixed the problem. 

The sleeve fits tightly around the cup; just the way I like it.