I was invited to exhibit my work at this conference What to Wear- Women, Clothing, Religion . I’m really excited. It’s a good fit for me. Much of my work is made for women. When I was asked to exhibit at the conference, I came up with this piece, a head covering to wear while lighting Shabbat candles that is covered with the prayer recited by women with special requests from the divine. Several years ago I came up with this. Arba kanfot, Tzitzit for women. Yes, it is a very limited market, but it’s my market. Anyway, I needed to make some more sets of Arba kanfot. I decided to use a silk camisole that was a hand me down from a neighbor. I liked the camisole because the construction was so cool. It was cut in two sections, but not as one might expect with a front and a back, but rather two entirely differently shaped wedges that fit together to make the garment. I cut apart the camisole, copied the pattern pieces onto newspa...
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