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Introducing: Zero Waste Pattern Drafting (opens the original)
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For the past 15+ years, I’ve been obsessed with a question: what if a pattern itself could eliminate waste, instead of leaving it to be dealt with after the fact?That question has taken me through consulting work with brands like Nike, Adidas, Carhartt, and Cone Denim, through co-founding the Zero Waste Design Collective and Cut to Zero, and into the classroom at FIT, teaching the next generation of designers a completely different way of thinking about pattern making.Along the way I built a met
07_Zero Waste First Aid Kit Tutorial (opens the original)
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Month seven of the zero waste zine-club is here! This one is a bit different and personal. For those of you that don’t know, I am a volunteer EMT! I spent 9 months rigorously training in a field that I was completely unfamiliar with. Though it was a challenge, it was a great experience and I’m grateful to have the lifelong skill. This kit is a perfect collision of my passion of sewing with the practical nature of a simple first aid kit. Everyone should have on on hand, especially over the summer
06_Zero Waste Garden Tote Tutorial (opens the original)
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Month six of the zero waste zine-club has been released! The Zero Waste Garden Tote bag is so fun and functional - work on perfecting your garden while making zero waste 😊. It features 8 exterior pleated pockets, two internal pockets, and unlimited options of make. This is a deceivingly simple project, with lots of pleats and binding details, more tailored to an intermediate level sewer.As always, I started designing it in Clo3D to test out scale and proportion.
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