WebThe Coast Salish women adapted and combined centuries of weaving skills to this simple knitting style, and in turn transformed it into a very distinct cultural art form. For the last 150 years the Coast Salish women have created these distinctively patterned, hand-knitted clothing in the form of sweaters, toques, mitts, and socks. http://www.authenticindigenous.com/artists/salish-fusion-knitwear

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WebCoast Salish women filled the void by taking up knitting needles, spinning machines and sheep’s wool. Adapting designs from their woven blankets and baskets, they knit warm sweaters, socks and toques for their … WebNational Film Board documentary by Christine Welsh about the history of Coast Salish knitting. Combining the ancient wool-working traditions of the Coast Salish people and knitting techniques of English and Scottish settlers, Cowichan sweaters have become a symbol of Canadas West Coast. This is the story of the people who make them. Running … blattlaus in adlershof

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WebThe sweaters were tightly knit with a handspun lanolin rich wool (the Salish women washed, carded and spun the wool themselves), the sweaters were knit in the round and had beautiful colorwork which was knit in a way … WebInspired by Coast Salish knitting tradition we have incorporated felting and a Brother KH-260 bulky knitting machine and we produce high quality, diverse, functional art. As fibre … WebSalish Knitting. In 2012, May Sam, Joni Olsen, Adam Olsen, and Sylvia Olsen were Visiting Artists in Anthropology 305: Anthropology of the Arts. They taught the class … frankford school socialism