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The Day The Dragon Kicked The Rabbit Out 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
Having just had her nails done, she felt unstoppable. So much so that she decided today was the day that that tiny, formidable rabbit, Governor of the tides of the ocean and skies, could actually take an ‘early’ retirement package and get going. Like most unthinkable things, no spectacular happenings happened that day. Dragon was simply brave enough to do it. The act of kicking the age-old rabbit from her perch was well… simple. The power of a good pedicure people.
The moon groaned slightly under the weight of her new inhabitant and leaked a little more light than usual that night. The ocean rose, and rose some more, and the sky stayed a deep eternal blue all night. In 23 Meiring Street, life went on as usual. No one went out to look at the sky that night; they were busy. Sydney was consumed with scribbling love letters to her crush. A letter that took so much heart (and time), especially since she had no intention of ever making her feelings known. No this was just for her.
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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