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Snoqualmie Tribe's Latest Leap: Native Blankets, Made in Seattle

In a small warehouse near a busy intersection in Seattle's industrial district, an assembly of animals is charging forward: A buffalo bursts forth. An elk gallops. A magpie spreads its wings amid running wolves and beavers.

The animals are all heading in the same direction, emerging from the 10-foot-wide industrial machine that is knitting them into a blue-and-white baby blanket. Inch by inch, the merino wool fabric emerges from the belly of the appliance - like a jumbo printer, but for sewing.

The blanket was designed by renowned artist John Isaiah Pepion (Blackfeet) for Eighth Generation, the Seattle-based design and lifestyle company that collaborates exclusively with Native American artists. Called "Protection," the artwork represents the shielding powers of sacred animals.

https://nativenewsonline.net/business/snoqualmie-tribe-s-latest-leap-native-blankets-made-in-seattle

 

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