When Queens New York designer Dr. Tenaria Drummond-Smith visited the Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition in Washington, DC, she had no concept that she was going to be impressed to launch her very personal scarf assortment.

However that’s precisely what occurred when she noticed an exhibit of an authentic scarf worn by Harriet Tubman in 1911. She says that after being impressed by it, she prayed about designing her personal line of shawls with out utilizing any patterns. She calls it the SWAG SHAWL.

Harriet Tubman’s scarf within the museum had sq. patterns made with supplies of silk, lace, and linen, which she wore by folding in half and draping over her shoulders. Nonetheless, the extra Dr. Drummond-Smith crocheted, the extra her design took a round form that had unbelievable options. For instance, when worn, it strikes gracefully back and forth.

One other characteristic is that the SWAG SHAWL might be preserved for a lifetime, and is exclusive, certainly one of a form, and traditional.
Each sew is strategically handcrafted and is available in a number of completely different colours. One of many shawls that she designed for a shopper is a shiny yellow scarf with a blue and orange trim, and upon receiving it, the shopper stated, “I’ll put on my SWAG SHAWL all around the globe.”

One other of her chosen SWAG SHAWL designs is now being featured on the Harriet Tubman Museum and Academic Heart in Cambridge, Maryland.

This text first appeared on Blacknews.com.