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Vada's Reweaving is a secret that one Little Rock resident shares with another, but only if the person is worthy.
Have you snagged your $2,000 suit, custom-made in Hong Kong? Vada's can tame those loose threads. Do you want to rehabilitate your grandmother's linen tablecloth? Vada's can do that. Have moths munched holes in The Perfect Cashmere Sweater, the one you bought when M.M. Cohn was really M.M. Cohn? Vada's can keep it presentable for decades - she's that good.
Vada is actually Mary Jane Grimmett, who has been upholding Vada Cohen's legacy for almost 40 years, longer even than Vada. During that time, Grimmett has achieved what she set out to do.
"When I bought the business, I was told that it was a rather exclusive clientele," says the Carlisle native. "Actually, reweaving originated in kings' courts. Every king had a reweaver and it was considered...