La Graboterie: A Fall Harvest Gathering

Acadiana Fibershed and Acadian Brown Cotton invite growers, artisans, and textile lovers of all kinds to join them for La Graboterie, their Fall Harvest Gathering!
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They are a nonprofit comprised of farmers, fashion activists, and makers developing regional regenerative fiber systems that rebuild soil and protect the health of our earth for a new textile economy. Featuring: Cotton, Wool, Angora, Hemp, Roselle, and Natural Dye Plants
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graboterie [grabotri] n.f. - last cotton left in the fields and on plants after the harvest

Schedule:

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Demonstrations and vendors
Traditional spinning, weaving
Botanical dyeing
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Opening
Land Acknowledgement by Alfreda Mattieu, Louisiana Tribal Groups
Music by the Luke Huval Trio
Screening of Coton Jaune / Acadian Brown Cotton – A Cajun Love Story
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm Gumbo
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1:00 – 3:30 Presentations and Updates
Welcome and Progress Report
- Sharon Gordon Donnan, Founder and Director ABC
Unveiling of the new micro mill
- Professor Jordan Masters and research associate, West Virginia University
Knitted Prototyes and Process
- Ilse Wolbank, Material Institute, New Orleans, LA
- Baily Rose, Colorado Plains Fibershed, CO
Field to Feminine Hygiene
- USDA Grantee
- Dr. Samii Kennedy-Benson and students, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA