Quick M\u00e9tis sash history.<\/p>\n
Started with the French bringing wool from Europe combine with the weaving techniques of the First-Nations.<\/p>\n
Then the Voyageur or Coureurs de Bois were meeting up with First Nations communities to trade for furs.<\/p>\n
The Voyageur were wearing generally red sash made on looms from Europe.\u00a0 These sashes were in high demand from the First-Nations.\u00a0 The more colour a sash had the more value it could have.\u00a0 Many women in the region of l’Assomption started a cottage industry making colourful finger woven sashes for the fur trade companies like the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North-West Company.<\/p>\n
In the 1850’s the Hudson Bay Company started making there sashes on Jacquard looms near Coventry England.<\/p>\n
In the early 1900’s the sash industry collapse due to lack of demand.<\/p>\n
In 1955, sashes started being made for the Carnaval de Qu\u00e9bec on an industrial loom. This was basically the only commercial sash that could be bought in bulk for 60 years.<\/p>\n
In 2007 \u00c9tchiboy started making hand loomed historical sashes.<\/p>\n
Today, everything is evolving so quickly, people are making sashes for their groups, families, weddings or just to be unique and proud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quick M\u00e9tis sash history. Started with the French bringing wool from Europe combine with the weaving techniques of the First-Nations. Then the Voyageur or Coureurs de Bois were meeting up with First Nations communities to trade for furs. The Voyageur were wearing generally red sash made on looms from Europe.\u00a0 These sashes were in high […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n