La Graboterie: A Fall Harvest Gathering
Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 10:00am to 04:00pm
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The Center for Louisiana Studies
1204 Johnston Street
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
