| History of
"The Ann & Corey Fan"
One of Your Loose Ends' "Signature" favors
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Some of the first church fans dating from the first 50 years of the 20th century carried images of Black families worshiping in church, a Black Jesus, intact families and loving relationships. The opposite side of the fans carried ads for funeral homes or other businesses owned by Blacks.
Traditionally, fans carried images of heroes such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mahalia Jackson and Booker T. Washington. President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert sometimes were displayed alongside images of King. Even though Black churches today are air conditioned, churchgoers still use fans.
Are the fans a cultural artifact of African origins? African societies once used fans as symbols of power. Elaborate fans made of feathers once were used to cool royalty. Fanning not only ventilates the body, but may also be used to cool the spirit.
It has been suggested that when you fan someone, you throw a blessing.
Called upon to create a fan for a young couple having their wedding ceremony outdoors during a hot, Houston Summer, Your Loose Ends had to think fast. The sister-of-the-bride suggested that maybe the bride should not have a fan at the ceremony, for fear that it would look like a typical "church fan."
Our mission was to create a fan that was functional, informative, and yet elegant. Hence, the "Ann & Corey Fan" was created, and has become one of Your Loose Ends' "Signature" favors.
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