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The Bicycle Wrap Skirt is set up at Jacksonville Landing for One Spark Festival.

The Bicycle Wrap Skirt is set up at Jacksonville Landing for One Spark Festival.

Greetings from One Spark Festival in Jacksonville!

Lara Neece April 9, 2015

I can't tell you how excited I am to see the azaleas in full bloom surrounded by green grass and new growth - not to mention being able to hop on my bike and take the Bicycle Wrap Skirt for a spin whenever I feel like it. If you've been following me on Instagram then you've already gotten a taste of what I've been up over the past few weeks: testing out a new fastening system, getting my production details organized, and preparing for One Spark Festival in Jacksonville, FL, which is where I'm set up right now.

I've never been to Jacksonville and had no idea what to expect from the city or the festival, but we're staying at a cute little Airbnb in the Riverside neighborhood, which has a park and some hip restaurants. It's so close to downtown that I could ride a bike back and forth, except for the fact that I have too many things to carry this week. We're two days in now, and I'm getting great feedback; I think the best takeaway from this so far is that biking is universal, and so is a bike-friendly skirt!

If you are in or near Jacksonville, FL, please stop by, see what we're up to, and vote for the Bicycle Wrap Skirt. For those of you that haven't heard of One Spark, we're in the running with 555 projects for a percentage of $350,000 that the festival has set aside for participating creators. Based on a project's number of votes, they will receive that percentage. Wish me luck! :)

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The Hand-dyeing Process
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How to Wear the Bicycle Wrap Skirt (a step-by-step) Tutorial
Nov 27, 2015
How to Wear the Bicycle Wrap Skirt (a step-by-step) Tutorial
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Production progress in NC (and a little bit of travel)
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A visit to our production partners
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Forest and Fin

We are designed to be outside.

Inspired by the environment and three-and-a-half years living on a small sailboat, designer Lara Neece spent the last of her savings to purchase equipment, set up a screen-printing studio, and create her company Forest and Fin. An award-winning artist and self-taught graphic designer, she designed and printed her first nature-inspired screen-printed apparel by hand using water-based inks and a manual press. Forest and Fin balances beauty,  functionality, and responsible design to inspire people to spend more time outside. Items are made as earth-friendly as possible with portions of revenue giving back to environmental conservation efforts.

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