US fashion brand Ace & Jig has introduced covetable products from different textile scraps. The utilization of sustainable options shows an ongoing commitment of the brand to reducing textile waste.
The brand has taken a responsible approach to the production and application of textile waste material. The wasted distinguished cotton textiles are custom-designed, then yarn-dyed, and handwoven by artisans in India. All fabric waste from the cut and sew process (anywhere from 10-30% of each meter) is reused or repurposed.
The recent Pieced & Patched project creatively makes use of these remnants. New York-based Thompson Street Studio created two unique patchworked curtains, while nearby studio La Réunion produced 12 one-off hand-quilted dresses. US textile artist Julie Robinson made an assortment of macramé knotted earrings from fabric scrap-covered cording. Cincinnati-based creative studio Memor encased glass mosaic pieces in materials before embedding them in a series of exclusive vases.
This union of sustainability, craft, collaboration, and community is intelligent and taps into many fundamental values we’ve been tracking recently, most notably in Analogue S/S 2021: Fashion & Product Update. Ace & Jig uses its textile waste in other initiatives, including Project Thrive. Project Thrive is a non-profit organization that employs fair trade artisans, its Scrap Fellowships for schools and educational purposes, patch kits, bundles of scraps for customers to buy and use in their creative projects.
