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THE FABRIC QUEENS

“WHEN YOU CAN SEE SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS, IT'S EMPOWERING”
“IT'S NOT ABOUT PERFECTION, IT'S ABOUT THE PROCESS I LEARN EVERY DAY AND THAT'S EXCITING TO ME!”

Mimi G, the hugely successful founder of groundbreaking US sewing website Mimi G Style (mimigstyle. com) and online sewing school Sew It Academy (sew-it-academy. thinkific.com), might be one of the biggest names in American sewing circles, but that hasn’t stopped her from going back to the fundamentals of fabric with her latest venture. Teaming up with renowned sewing blogger and YouTuber Brittany Jones, the pair decided to move away from the digital sphere and do something completely different when they founded their bricks and mortar fabric business, Melanated Fabrics, in Atlanta, Georgia, in October 2020.

The beautiful store has become a must-visit destination as much for its

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