Kearny woman takes scrunchie business to Instagram – nj.com

6Kearny woman takes scrunchie business to Instagram | SpotlightWhen lockdown first began in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, Erin Mortara was in the same shoes as everyone else: stuck at home, bored, and sick of watching TV. But help soon came from an unexpected source: her sewing machine.Like everyone else, Mortara had time on her hands after being out of work. With not much experience in designing clothes or fashion, she began looking up simple things to make with her sewing machine. She began focusing on her love for a particular 90s throwback accessory known as the scrunchie.Originally from Verona, Mortara has spent the last year as a resident of Kearny. With a love of making things for people to wear and the scrunchie as her business inspiration, Mortara began developing more of these 90s throwbacks. She sources her materials from local thrift shops and curb alerts, social media pages where people post unwanted items for other neighbors to take for free.Many people lost their jobs during the pandemic and then turned to doing certain things they loved. Some, like Mortara, turned those activities into a business they can do out of their own home.“When the pandemic hit,…
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