We are recording today on the traditional ancestral and unseated territories of the Coast Salish and

quaququoquioc peoples, including Slalotooth, Squamish, Musquium, and Comox First Nations.

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Hello and welcome to The Love to So I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's

closet patterns and Cedar Quilt Co.

And I'm Caroline the owner of Blackbird Fabric's and B.F.

patterns. We're two sewing buds who love to sew and it's all we ever talk about.

Today we're interviewing Jacqueline Shaw, an expert on African fabrics and fashion. We're going to chat with her about

what wax print is, how it's made, what you can sew with it, and lots more.

If you love to sew, this is your show.

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Hello, Jacqueline, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Hi, thank you, thank you for the invite.

Super excited to talk to and share a bit more.

We're so excited to have you here on the show.

Can you please introduce yourself to our

listeners? Yeah, sure. So, hi everybody, my name's Jacqueline Shaw or I go by Brown sometimes.

I am the founder of a company called Wax and Rats and it is an African Prince

so in a subscription box and I am also the founder of a company called Africa Fashion Guide.

Fantastic and we can tell a little bit by your accent where you might be from but can you tell us where you're at?

Oh yes, I'm a Brit even out out today. British born to actually Jamaican parents.

Travelled around Africa a lot, well around the world to be sure, well in fact, but

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