“I love what I do, I really do,” she said. “It’s just who I am, I don’t’ know how else to explain it.”
Sewing hasn’t always been her thing, but fashion has.
Each item of donated clothing is repaired and resold, recycled, rented or turned into something new.
“What I’m making is wrapping paper,” said CT, sewing together donated fabric samples from an interior design company.
From 2019 through 2024, the shop has diverted 7,000 pounds of clothing from the landfill. That’s not including this year, when they made their biggest move yet — to Camp North End.