WARDROBE REVOLUTION WEEKEND: FRANCINE MCCABE
Francine McCabe is a mixed-blood Anishinaabe author, fibre artist, and Vancouver Island Fibreshed advocate. Her first book, Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands explores the world of small-scale textile farms along the Salish Sea and their pivotal role in the sustainable, artisanal textile production and slow fashion movement. Her writing has appeared in Portal Magazine, CV Collective, and FOLKLIFE.
Image: portrait of Francine McCabe. Image above: detail of front cover of courtesy of Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are part of a unique geographical region that is rich in fibre resources. For the Wardrobe Revolution Weekend, Francine will introduce the audience to the fascinating history of Vancouver Islands' fibre, the current state of the fibre economy, and where this vibrant fibreshed hopes to go in the future.
Image: portrait of Francine McCabe. Image above: detail of front cover of courtesy of Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are part of a unique geographical region that is rich in fibre resources. For the Wardrobe Revolution Weekend, Francine will introduce the audience to the fascinating history of Vancouver Islands' fibre, the current state of the fibre economy, and where this vibrant fibreshed hopes to go in the future.
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