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Centuries ago silk was so
valuable that quantities of it, even in the form of draperies, were left
to family and valued friends in a person's will!! I believe it was equated
with gold. I wonder if that is what the Chinese factories that I have
visited over time had in mind in keeping so many remnants and end bolts of
silk. Someone there told me it was their "bank account." Except I noted
over the years that mostly it just stayed there. And here we were printing
more of it. So I thought that it would be a wonderful thing to offer to
buy much of these small pieces (and leftover, already dyed elastic) and
make them into panties. Some pieces are as small as one meter. We,
together, devised a method of hand cutting each panty and have tried to
assure that each one is different - and the wilder the better - by
assuring that we have at least 4 prints or colors in each one. And so the
birth of our new eco-panty came about. I feel that each panty is a one of
a kind jewel and a testament to my passion for sustainable enterprise. -
Mary Green
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