Clara Elias measures pieces of fabric before cutting it to fit for.... photo: 6757323 slideshow 847

Clara Elias measures pieces of fabric before cutting it to fit for dust ruffles for a client's bed as her grandson, Michael Elias, left, walks behind her and her husband, Portalatin Elias, center background, looks on in her basement workshop in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014.

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