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Just read that a standard sewing pattern wastes over 15% of the fabric yardage
I was looking at a sustainability report from the London College of Fashion and it said most commercial patterns are cut in a way that leaves huge scraps. I've been designing for years and never thought to calculate my own waste. Has anyone switched to zero-waste pattern drafting and seen a real cost difference?
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kevin_wells463mo ago
Just tried to wrap my head around my own pattern waste last month and let's say the results were not great for my ego (or my fabric budget). I found a bunch of my old layouts and it was honestly kind of embarrassing how much I was tossing. Switching to even a more mindful layout, not full zero-waste, has made a noticeable dent in how much fabric I buy now. It's a bit of a puzzle at first but it starts to click.
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wadeg9228d ago
Isn't it funny how that awareness creeps up on you in all sorts of areas? I've noticed the same thing with just about everything I buy, not just fabric. When you start paying attention to what actually gets used versus what gets tossed, you realize how much waste is built into our daily routines. @wyatt980, I get the time cost argument, but for me the real time savings came when I stopped having to run to the store for replacement materials every other week.
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