Textile Article

I would like to commend Marla Dickerson on her July 21 Column One story, “L.A. Trade Cut From New Cloth.” Her writing was beautiful and made what could have been a humdrum report into a fascinating portrayal of the local textile industry. She not only handled the human-interest and business facets of the subject with great skill, but described the technical aspects with aplomb and perhaps even brio.

This note was prompted by her paragraph, “A dizzying palate of fabrics twist and turn on their mechanical conveyors around the hot, humid shop floor: a bright blue-and-green soccer-ball print, a burnt-orange calico, a luscious candy-striped knit, a gray fleece.” What great writing about a factory scene.

WALLACE DANIELSON

San Diego