A few months back a friend admired a shrug I was wearing to synagogue over a sleeveless tank dress. My friend’s daughter was getting married and they were trying to figure out a shawl for the bride’s attendants to wear. They had been looking for something appropriate but hadn’t had any luck. Several weeks later we met to figure out what was needed for the wedding. The bride asked all of the bridesmaids to wear black dresses of their own choosing. I was really impressed by that choice. It means that this is a dress that either the bridesmaid actually already owns or one that she will actually wear in the future. As anyone who has ever been a bridesmaid knows, most of those bridesmaids dresses are not at all wearable after the initial wedding. I showed the bride and her mother a few shrugs and also some infinity scarves that I have made. They loved the versatility of the infinity scarf. For those of you not hooked into the term infinity scarf . basicall...
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