SWEATER STORIES

SWEATER STORIES

| autumnal immersion |

It's been three washes

and still my hair is steeped thick;

cade, smoked birch, pine pitch and cured

oak.

The incense of October

crocheted

into my old wool sweater I refuse

to give up. It's hooded and

so warm despite the whole hole

at the armpit seam I don't

know how to mend.

It's not grey

or brown,

or black, but just the color of wet bark on a

furrowed locust.

Its hug, a lap of stories.

It's been to the deepest

corners of the Hollow where children looked through glinting

spiderwebs

it's trekked

the rocky banks of the

rose hemmed river getting snagged

on thorns and always

surviving

It's been over and under and in between every other

layer of down and easily snuggled.

It's carried hickory nuts in the left pocket,

wintergreen in the right,

and sassafras saplings in the hood,

in a pinch.

It stretched itself to fit a fat feral pear

and a pointed found antler.

Its sleeve unrolled to shield the hot

steel of the stew pot from my cold,

susceptible,

human palm.

It matched the sweater of a long sweet friend I've lost

touch with.

So many peeled acorns and

cherry barks and

cracked thumbs and

very long hugs.

We used to lift each other up on our shoulders to reach

the biggest, creamiest

Elderflowers.

If only the memories could be a little

clearer; stuffed in the weave

like post-it notes,

I could flip through the yarn and

share the albums.......

Limited Microbatch fall-winter 2025-26 VERY LOW STOCK as of Oct 1 2026

Style: Earthy, Cozy

Strength: pure perfume extrait

Prominent Characteristics:

toast

fall air

thick wool layers

rich loam

chestnuts

comfort beverages

smoldering embers.

The Process, The Gathered.

We've returned to the immersive experience of camping as of late. Sweater Stories and Waxed Leaves are both olfactory compositions that are informed by these sensorial, site specific experiences. New England autumns are so special, it's hard to capture its whole energy but small attempts through olfactory art seem a worthy effort.

As Falling becomes an archived perfume, I welcome Sweater Stories it its stead, at least for now.

You can take a peek into a couple of our camp experiences here and here.