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Zero Waste Patterns: 20 Projects to Sew Your Own Wardrobe

by Birgitta Helmersson

A wardrobe built from five pattern blocks

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A wardrobe built from five pattern blocks

Birgitta Helmersson’s sewing guide organizes 20 garment projects around five reusable zero-waste blocks: a T-shirt, skirt, tank top, shirt, and trousers. Pattern pieces are planned across a set length of fabric, with layouts designed to use the cloth end to end; the described paperless method also avoids paper pattern pieces. Simple alterations and combinations expand the blocks into the remaining projects. Layout instructions and templates are provided in UK sizes 6–30 and US sizes 2–26, alongside guidance in core sewing techniques and the use of natural fabrics. The book’s structure makes the relationship between pattern planning and garment construction central to its approach.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Sewists interested in reducing fabric offcuts and paper use in garment-making.
  • Crafters who want to sew a range of clothes from a small set of adaptable pattern blocks.
  • Those seeking garment templates and instructions across a broad size range.

Themes

Zero-waste sewingPattern drafting and layoutWardrobe-makingNatural fabrics

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Book overview

Zero Waste Patterns offers a modern approach to sustainable sewing. Using natural fabrics and core sewing techniques, learn how to stitch without waste and make a scandi-style collection of 20 garments. Zero waste pattern cutting is a bit like a puzzle. You use a pre-determined length of fabric end to end by strategically planning your pattern pieces so that everything is used and then draw them onto the fabric. By using this unique 'paperless' method you can eliminate both textile and paper waste from your sewing projects and take the fear out of learning to self draft and sew your own clothing. This book includes 5 simple zero waste pattern blocks - a t-shirt, skirt, tank top, shirt and trousers. These can then be used to make a further 15 projects by making simple changes or mixing and matching your blocks into new designs, and comes with pattern layout instructions and templates to make sizes UK 6-30/US 2-26. Once you have mastered the 5 blocks the possibilities are endless.
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