After being located in a small corner in Kent State’s M.A.C. Center, it was time for the university’s Fabric Pantry to move back to its former home, Rockwell Hall.  

This has been done in hopes of raising both more awareness and recognition of the pantry from students and faculty.  

The Fabric Pantry is a 100% student-run nonprofit organization promoting sustainable fashion, but many have yet to hear about it.  

The pantry was made to give students access to much needed fabrics for their classes, free of charge. These essential materials required for certain fashion courses or for potential projects are donated to the pantry from volunteers who want to give back and help Kent students. 

Organization member and junior fashion design major, Mackenzie Mill is beginning her second year with the Fabric Pantry and explained how important it is that this is accessible to all students, not just those in fashion.  

“It’s a big helper, especially for freshman students or people on campus who don’t want to go and pay hundreds of dollars for fabric,” Mill says.  

The organization’s main goal is to provide students with free fabric for classes, along with other “big-picture plans.” 

“The goal, especially for this semester, is to get more fabric to students,” Mill says. “Last semester we focused on our fashion show that we did and got some students involved and gave back, but it wasn’t on the scale that we wanted. I want more people to know about it to have access to it.” 

According to Mill, the  Fabric Pantry can always use more help, through both donations of fabric and new members. With their new location, they are hoping to get more attention and participation from students all around campus. 

“If anybody wants to get involved, they should definitely reach out to us,” Mill says. “It’s a good way to give back.”