{"product_id":"berries-ribbon-skirt-by-nichole-forbes","title":"Berries Ribbon Skirt by Nichole Forbes","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight blue berry ribbon skirt with 4 stacked 1\" and 1.5\" satin ribbons, sewn with a zig zag stitch. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSized XL-3X (36\"- 52\" waistband) with pockets. Inner seams are finished with pinking shears and a straight stitch, with one Métis sash tab detail on one side of the hem. This skirt uses Tree of Life fabric by Donna The Strange (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaulteaux Ojibway, \u003c\/span\u003eFishing lake First Nation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis skirt measures 34\" in length. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHand wash in cold water and let air dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNichole Forbes is a Red River Métis woman born and raised in Winnipeg, surrounded by her large extended family. Her people are the Gladus from St. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrancois Xavier, the Morissettes from St. Eustache and the Kirtons from Baie St. Paul. Nichole is a beader and sewist and often works alongside her daughter, Meg, to teach traditional Métis beading and fingerweaving in community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNichole grew up sewing alongside her grandmother and learned Métis beadwork later in life. She sews, beads and creates as a practice of prayer and meditation. The pieces she creates are made as an expression of gratitude to those who have mentored her and as an act of reclamation of culture, voice and presence of Indigenous women in this place and time in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nichole Forbes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577997430976,"sku":null,"price":154.9,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/3331\/8848\/files\/IMG_1537.jpg?v=1793824705","url":"https:\/\/anishinaabegirl.com\/products\/berries-ribbon-skirt-by-nichole-forbes","provider":"Anishinaabe Girl Designs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}