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East of 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
A stamp of an outstretched land just past Leeu-Gamka. She may not mean much to most, but she’s Home. Providing the simplest of assurance in knowing that when you lay your head to rest at night, the first light always hits the side table in the morning.
HOW IT WAS MADE
STEP 1 - KAROO LANDSCAPE
STEP 2 - SOIL
STEP 3 - THE DELICATE ECO-SYSTEM OF THE KAROO PLANT-LIFE
STEP 4 - RAIN
STEP 5 - ANGORA GOATS
STEP 6 - HAPPY, HEALTHY ANIMALS
STEP 7 - FARMERS
STEP 8 - HERDSMEN
STEP 9 - WASHING & OPENING MOHAIR
STEP 10 - HAND-SPINNING
STEP 11 - HAND-DYEING
STEP 12 - WARPING
STEP 13 - WEAVING
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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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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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