The Sewing Room   By Zahera Saed Lemar-Aftaab July - December 2000   They sit behind an old-fashioned Singer, bolts of fabric against the wall. The little daughter, fluttering her lashes, asks for a gown like cake. They snip and shape until it is frothing with lace and chiffon and smooth strips of velvet in bright blue. In the sewing room, they hum as if still in the womb, and father sings from behind the door. Other work by Zahera Saed International Women's Day 2000: Women Writers Gather to Raise Funds to Educate Afghan Girls (April-June 2000) A Birth in the Lime Orchard (April-June 2000) Sakeena's Bangles (April-September 1999) Kala Shoorwa (July-September 1998) [ feedback ] [ current issue ] Copyright © 2000 Aftaabzad Publications. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form without permission.