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Farm to Fabric - A Mohair Studio in the Karoo

A Farm to Fabric story of a family mohair farm in the South Africa desert and how we nurture our raw materials into textile road maps of where we have come from and how we wish to tread into tomorrow. Each step of the to process is hand-made by woman artisans in remote areas of the country using traditional skills to make one-off pieces.

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Frances van Hasselt is a designer and entrepreneur focusing on mohair textiles. She collaborates with a team of women artisans in rural communities, weaving a story about the origins of textiles, simultaneously allowing the natural environment to inform every aspect of their design and making process.

Raised on a mohair farm in the Karoo desert, van Hasselt has a deep affinity for this natural fibre.

Her role in creating an inclusive, sustainable supply chain specifically adapted to the eco-system of the South African textile industry earned her a Mandela Washington Fellowship

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