“Encaustico” is a variation of “encaustic” which is a type of artwork created using beeswax-infused color attached with heat. Some of the first true encaustic tiles were found Ancient Greece, The term was later erroneously applied to ceramic tiles in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The motifs found in these mittens are reminiscent of those fabulous tiles of an earlier time.
 
The mittens are constructed from the bottom up starting with a 5-inch cuff. After slight wrist shaping, they continue with a shaped peasant thumb and conclude with paired decreases forming an angular crown. An applied I-cord edging is added for additional color and to add stability along the lower edge. Duplicate stitches in the accent color punctuate the center of two of the motifs.
 
The Encaustico Mittens are accompanied by the Encaustico Hat.