Black Girls Sew: The Book! a chat with Hekima Hapa and Leslie Ware

In this episode of Stitch Please, Lisa Woolfork talks to Hekima Hapa and Lesley Ware about what led them to write their book, Black Girls Sew, and how it came to be. In the book, they highlight the importance of textile history, how it is tied to Black ancestry, and their inspiration in bringing it into the book. They highlight their fashion and cultural knowledge and how the two come together. Finally, Lesley and Hekima share the lessons they learned while writing the book, especially during the pandemic, and what they hope their audience will get from their creative collaboration.