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Sweater season: A documentary about the iconic Cowichan knitwear is up for a screen award

Times Colonist
The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy has been nominated for the Best Documentary Program award at this year's Canadian Screen Awards.
4 months ago

Documentary film on Cowichan sweaters explores traditional garment's legacy

CBC
The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy, which explores the sweaters' history in the Cowichan and Saanich territories on Vancouver Island...
12 months ago

What should I do with my fake Cowichan sweater?

The Discourse.
I asked Cowichan knitters what they think of inauthentic Cowichan sweaters, and what people who own them should do. Here's what they told...
53 months ago

How one great sweater can last a lifetime

BBC
The Dude, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles all have their favourites. But what is the perfect jumper – Celtic classic, Cowichan knit or...
8 months ago

Friendship Centre helping to revitalize the market for Cowichan sweaters

Windspeaker.com
The craft of creating Cowichan sweaters is getting a boost through an initiative by the Victoria Native Friendship Centre. It's called Knit...
11 months ago

Sweater weather transports this writer to places like Scotland, Ireland and Norway

Washington Post
Sweaters from cold-climate destinations such as Scotland's Fair Isle have proved to be enduring souvenirs for the author.
45 months ago

A New Book About Knitting Tells A Good Yarn About Canada

Chatelaine
In Unravelling Canada, historian Sylvia Olsen teases out individual strands of identity that run through Canadian knitting history and...
41 months ago

Frumpy Fashion

Trend Hunter
The sweaters are hand knit, by Coast Salish Natives, out of high quality wool and are known for their distinctive designs.
186 months ago

Roots teams up with iconic Canadian pattern company for new knitwear line

The Globe and Mail
Unless you're a serious knitter, chances are the name Mary Maxim won't ring a bell. But if you've ever snapped up a hipster curling cardigan...
118 months ago

Mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

Times Colonist
Vancouver Island's largest sheep farmers, with about 300 ewes, are sitting on mountains of wool — but the market price for sheep fibre has...
19 months ago