Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands McCabe Francine
Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands McCabe Francine A fascinating look at the world of small-scale textile farms along the Salish Sea and their pivotal role…
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Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands McCabe Francine
A fascinating look at the world of small-scale textile farms along the Salish Sea and their pivotal role in sustainable, artisanal textile production and the slow fashion movement.Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are a part of a unique geographical region that can grow and process its own raw textile materials with transparency. Richly illustrated with captivating photography, Fleece and Fibre presents the many fibre types produced along the Salish Sea--including sheep wool, llama, alpaca, mohair, cashmere, linen, flax, and hemp--and explains where and how they are currently being grown, processed, and used. This book explores the region's vibrant fleece and fibre community and introduces the public to this growing land-based textile economy.
At a time when the global textile industry is one of the most unsustainable and exploitative industries on the
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