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Chats with Mildred and The Moon WAS SKILLFULLY HANDMADE BY FRANCES v.H Studio IN SOUTH AFRICA
PART OF THE 'Are We There Yet' COLLECTION.

THE STORY BEHIND THIS PRODUCT
‘Are We There Yet’ is a collection looks at time trappings, fossils, forms and materials carved into the antiquity of the Karoo and her wrinkled past. It's our poem to existence and how no one thing or being lives in isolation; We are connected to history and prehistoric ecosystems. We remain completely dependent on rainfall, the moon and the tides she controls. Every day we look up into a sea of blue, and at night a sky of lights, with little comprehension (and often care) of how we fit into this dome. ‘Are We There Yet’ speaks to the everyday encounters we have within this mysterious, scientific, misunderstood, and often forgotten treasure trove of history. Each piece embraces humour, humanity, ancient fibres, and modern enchantment as a reflection of how we live on this fossilised seabed. A time trapping of now, yesterday and how we want to thread ourselves into tomorrow.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Karoo Landscape - Step 1

STEP 1 - KAROO LANDSCAPE

Soil - Step 2

STEP 2 - SOIL

The Delicate Eco-System Of the Karoo Plant-Life - Step 3

STEP 3 - THE DELICATE ECO-SYSTEM OF THE KAROO PLANT-LIFE

Rain - Step 4

STEP 4 - RAIN

Angora Goats - Step 5

STEP 5 - ANGORA GOATS

Happy, healthy animals - Step 6

STEP 6 - HAPPY, HEALTHY ANIMALS

Farmers - Step 7

STEP 7 - FARMERS

Herdsmen - Step 8

STEP 8 - HERDSMEN

Washing & Opening Mohair - Step 9

STEP 9 - WASHING & OPENING MOHAIR

Hand-spinning - Step 10

STEP 10 - HAND-SPINNING

Hand-dyeing - Step 11

STEP 11 - HAND-DYEING

Warping - Step 12

STEP 12 - WARPING

Weaving - Step 13

STEP 13 - WEAVING

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT FRANCES V.H STUDIO

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FRANCES V.H Mohair is a tiny women-led textile studio based in the Great Karoo, South Africa. Working purely with mohair, they focus on developing a variety of mohair textiles informed by a land-up approach instead of collection-down.
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