Zero Waste Pattern Cutting Presentation

Zero Waste Pattern Cutting Claudia Demcak FASN 4250 Self Directed Study

History

People & Designers • Zero Waste Lifestyle Pioneers • Bea Johnson of Zero Waste Home • Lauren Singer of Trash is for Tossers • Tara-Smith Ansdorf and Katelin Leblond of Pare Down

• Timo Rissanen

• Holly McQuillan

• Claire McCardell

• Yeohlee Teng

• Zandra Rhodes

• Daniel Silverstein of Zero Waste Daniel

• Tara St James of Study New York

Techniques • Jigsaw • Multiple Cloth Approach

• Embedded Jigsaw

Holly McQuillan

• Slit Method

• Draping (including Subtraction Cutting)

Andrej Subarew

Daniel Silverstein

• Knitting

Raglan St Wears Bare Knitwear

• Shima Seiki’s Wholegarment Technology

• 3D Printing

Noa Raviv

Laura Mar@nez

• Tesselation

Holly McQuillan

• Using Scraps for Applique/Patchwork/ Braiding

Daniel Silverstein

• My made-up methods: – Sew-to-Shape for necklines, shoulders and collars – Wrap shoulders for shaping and easy adjustability at the shoulder

Projects • Slit Dress • Square Tank

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• Slit Jacket

• Slit & Tuck Top w Modification

• Slit Jacket w Hood

• Srnka Pants & Streamline Dress

Markers • Challenges: – Fabric width – Fitting pieces into spaces – Curves changing

Grading • Tweaking adjustable pieces • Mixing sizes

Vocabulary • Closed loop design – when a product is designed to have another function after its use thereby eliminating all waste.

• Cradle to cradle – refers to a closed loop design process. When a product is no longer useful but can become material for another product.

• Pre-consumer waste – manufacturing waste that has not reached the consumer.

• Post-consumer waste – waste collected after the consumer has disposed of it.

Book Recommendations • American Beauty by Patricia Mears • Design Journeys by Kate Fletcher • Zero Waste Fashion Design by Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan