Story Appliquéd Cape with Bison Trim — 1885 Alive montana made My grandmother

My grandmother

Designed and curated in London

It has a dramatic impact

especially the silk sections

Loved the tightly woven Italian wool fabric I found to make this shawl

Story Appliquéd Cape with Bison Trim — 1885 Alive montana made My grandmother"WHEN A MAN MOVES AWAY FROM NATURE, HIS HEART BECOMES HARD" Lakota Proverb What we did to our native brothers and sisters when we killed all the bison, we did to ourselves as well. In 1885, the mighty herds of bison were finally reduced from nearly 35 million to barely 300. Black hearts caused this decimation and unnecessary destruction, and new hearts were needed to slowly and steadily bring the bison back from the brink of extinction. Today,