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Skirt Stories: Making Biscuts With GG Rose

Silk Organza Plus Size Skirt She loved her Great Grandma Rose, she was wise beyond her years and youthful beyond her numbers....She just loved her. Many Sundays after church she and GG Rose would bake together.   These afternoons were filled with cooking techniques, family stories and life tips.    This Sunday she decided to wear Rose's favorite color skirt, purple.  When they got into the kitchen GG commented how beautiful her skirt was and she twirled around like giddy little girl for GG to take it all in....."Baby you better take that off if you don't want to get that skirt all dirty...I've got something you can put on while we bake." Rose gave her a weather worn cotton...

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ABC...Always Be Creating

I am in creative mode, but I do find it a bit frustrating that I cannot seem to get product to shop quickly enough.....Which is why it's a bit easier to take items uptown to Calabar Imports in Harlem.  Here is a series of silk organza skirts that I am presently working on. The fabric is first cut and then patched together in desired pattern.  Then the fabric is tied for the the dying process. In some designs I will make the skirt and dye it after it is finished....in some designs it works better to finish it after it is dyed. The skirt below is patched with silk organza and and silk satin yellow strips and tied dyed, but...

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