[ DARN CABBAGE LLC ]

Hi, I'm Jessica! I love creating things and I love our planet. Darn Cabbage helps me combine these. I create and alter a wide range of personal and commission work.

Did you know: According to the EPA, in 2018, 11.3 million tons of textile waste ended up in landfills in the USA; the main source of textile waste being clothing. if you average that out over the total population its just over 69 pounds per person getting thrown out per year. The amount of textile ending up in landfills has been steadily rising, since 1960; it has gone up more than 500%.[1]

We can make a small dent in that number by reusing, mending, and remaking our clothes and other textiles. That's what I want to do.

Why cabbage? Cabbage is what many sewers call the leftover fabric after a pattern has been cut out. I plan to use all of it. Small pieces of fabric for small sewing projects, the tiniest pieces as stuffing. Darning is a type of sewing and I am a nerd who enjoys puns.

I use 100% recycled fabric to make my creations. The fabric helps me decide what I am going to make. My commission work primarily consists of alterations, such as hemming pants, and custom work, such as a specific size and color of and item I have already made. I have also made items on request that I have never tried before. Please feel free to contact me if you would have any questions!

[1] United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2022, June 22). Textiles: Material-Specific Data. EPA. Retrieved August 6, 2022, from https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/textiles-material-specific-data

Email me: jtothe2nd@gmail.com
Send me a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darncabbage/

Work Experience

How did I get started?

I have been sewing since I was a little girl. My mom and Grandmothers all taught me different information about sewing, knitting, and crocheting. I was fortunate enough to go to a middle school that not only taught home economics, but had great equipment. I had access to sewing machines, a serger, and an embroidery machine.

As I got older I began working in museums. They provided costumes, but for some of the fancier events I wanted to try my hand at making my own. Most of them are probably more history bounding than perfectly acurate. But, I learned a lot of things you can only learn by doing.

More recently I started doing alterations for myself and my friends, taking requests, and making presents. I also made my wedding dress. Everyone keeps telling me I should try selling at craft fairs so here we are :)

Historybounding dress inspired by the Empress Eugenie and her ladies

Education

My formal education is mostly not sewing specific, though it did inspire me. I have an undergraduate degree in Social Studies Education and a Masters in U.S. History. My masters thesis was about Women's use of clothing and sewing during the Revolutionary war as a way of participating in polotics. It is called "Armed with Spinning Wheels and Sheep: Women’s Use of Clothing as a Political Tool in the Revolutionary War Era" If you want to read it let me know. Its also availabe throught the CCSU library. I learned about the importance and history of reuse from these women and historians. There is no reason we can not do this today.

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Hi, I'm Jessica! I love creating things and I love our planet. Darn Cabbage helps me combine these. I create and alter a wide range of personal and commission work.

Email me: jtothe2nd@gmail.comSend me a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darncabbage/

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Email me: jtothe2nd@gmail.com
Send me a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darncabbage/