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Cowichan knitting is a form of knitting characteristic of the Cowichan people of southeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Aug 17, 2017 · The production of the sweaters evolved as a culture-based economy for the Cowichan and has grown into a national and international industry. “ ...
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Warm, water resistant, the Cowichan Sweater is an ideal garment for coastal BC and became a symbol for British Columbia. Canadian Prime Ministers ...
Oct 8, 2023 · The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy, which explores the sweaters' history in the Cowichan and Saanich territories on Vancouver Island ...
Around 1860, Coast Salish women in the Cowichan Valley were introduced to European two-needle and multiple-needle knitting and began to produce what came to be ...
Oct 22, 2018 · The Cowichan sweater is a garment created in North America with a distinctly patterned design knitted out of bulky-weighted yarn.
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Apr 14, 2020 · Cowichan Tribes sets standards for what can be called a “Genuine Cowichan” sweater. They must be hand-knit by a Coast Salish artisan, in one ...
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Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Coast Salish First Nations of southwestern Vancouver Island turned mountain goat wool, dog hair and plant.
May 8, 2024 · By the mid-20th century, Cowichan sweaters were known around the world, having become an iconic symbol of indigenous Canadian art and culture.
Oct 8, 2023 · Cowichan knitting goes back centuries when British Columbian tribes used their knits to exchange with other native people for spices, food etc.