Independence Day & the fabric that got us here.

Levi's denim, the fabric of my life. The Red Tab on the cloth woven of indigo & white threads.  It's as Americana as the Statue that welcomed my family.

Immigrant merchant, Levi Strauss, dressed a revolution en route to gold.  Cleverly, he added a rivet at the crotch to increase the durability of his pants and the rest, well, it's history.  Our history--made in American, worn by miners, Rosie the Riveter, Marilyn Monroe & Marlon Brando. 

The yellow represents the San Francisco Friends School which resides
in the once-buzzing (& very yellow) Levi's factory.  
A Quaker school--the stellar participants in our Independence from England.

The stripes, pick-stitched cottons, tiny ginghams, tattersols & seersuckers are as Americana as our "freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances".

Happy 4th of July--celebrating & honoring our greatness
by remembering our history.

collage & photo by Beth Miles copyright 2016