Mitchell Wasserberg

07/08/20 • 9 min

Sewing Community

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Fatiha Makloufi and Regina Farrell-Fagan

White Plains resident Fatiha Makloufi discusses her inspiration for starting a clothing design business in New York City as well as her connection to a long lineage of independent seamstresses in Algeria, her place of origin. This interview was recorded on February 10th, 2020 at ArtsWestchester in White Plains, NY.
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Regina Farrell-Fagan reflects on her grandmother's rag rugs, her passion for embroidery, and and the history of lace in Irish and Irish-American communities. This interview was recorded on February 20th, 2020, at the Clay Arts Center in Port Chester, NY.
For podcast audio with images go to ArtsW's YouTube Channel
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Diana Loja and the Loza Family

Diana Loja, Hispanic Community Liaison for the Village of Sleepy Hollow, as well three members of the Loza family, a father, brother and daughter, discuss their personal and family connections to sewing and tailoring in Ecuador. The interview with Ms. Loja was recorded on February 22nd at the Galgano Senior Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY. The interview with the Loza family was recorded on January 5th, 2020 at ArtsWestchester in White Plains, NY.
For podcast audio with images go to ArtsW's YouTube Channel
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Support the show