News — East and Markets Mission

My sister recently gave me a baby sling she used with both of her kids and asked if there was something I could do with it. My sister is fabulous and always loves a little glitz and glam so I really struggled with what I should do with the material ( it is a lightweight cotton with a bit of wear from use).  She's a hair stylist and always has her hair and makeup just right. So I thought, what does she always have in her purse? A Cosmetic Bag of course! I happened to have picked up a few...

These days I try to find any way possible to reuse old items or jazz them up a bit instead of buying new.  I am so fortunate to be able to have a brand new space to work in.  And when presented with this amazing space, I really had to carefully consider what items I was going to use to fill the space thoughtfully.   So when I was gifted this amazing handmade tool chest (made by my great grandfather, Asa) I knew I just had to use it in the new sewing studio. Now, I know nothing about restoration, so I enlisted some...

My personal and social mission for East and Market is to promote talented, inspiring people and to find a ways to reduce  negative effects my company may have on the environment. I am going to strive to find ways to give back to the community. Our focus is to provide well-constructed fashionable hand crafted apparel, accessories, and home goods with a focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint on the environment. In order to do this we will buy discarded fabric from large fabric mills or stores, locate discarded fabric from thrift, and to promote custom orders using recycled...