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Wazō fabric

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Oct 24, 2024
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80’s ancient.

as in, advice retold to me from my mom in the 1980’s; out of the mouth of my grandmother, maybe in the 1960’s.

“Make a simple pattern out of a wazo (pronounced wah (wide open mouth) -zō) fabric.” That must be her very own word. I have not heard it before or since. It means awesome, spectacular, shocking, resplendent.

What fabric comes to mind when you think of ¡Wazō! ?

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