The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy, which explores the sweaters' history in the Cowichan and Saanich territories on Vancouver Island and their traditional knitters, is streaming now on CBC Gem.
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Vancouver Island’s largest sheep farmers, with about 300 ewes, are sitting on mountains of wool but the market price for sheep fibre has hit the floor.
Vancouver Island’s largest sheep farmers, with about 300 ewes, are sitting on mountains of wool but the market price for sheep fibre has hit the floor.