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scraps from nykamping pieces - linen clothing in northern michigan

O5. ZERO
WASTE

zero means zero

LET’S ADD ZERO TEXTILE WASTE TO LANDFILLS IN 2O23

SHALL WE

HERE’S HOW

  • A quilted bag used 7x7 squares from a floral and a lavender linen.

    SUPPLEMENTING

    BY IMPLEMENTING THE ART OF REDUCTION, FULL PANELS FOR ONE CLOTHING PIECE ARE CUT & SEWN FIRST FROM THE TEXTILE, SUBTRACTING FROM THE WHOLE TO LEAVE SALVAGE PIECES

    7X7 SQUARES ARE CUT FROM THOSE SALVAGES & SUPPLEMENTED WITH ANOTHER FABRIC’S 7X7 SQUARES FOR A TWO-TONED QUILTED EFFECT

  • PATCHWORK STRIPS

    NEXT, THE REMAINING SALVAGES ARE CUT INTO RECTANGULAR STRIPS TO THE NEAREST INCH

    PANELS OF 4 INCH STRIPS CAN BE SEWN NEXT TO THOSE OF 3 INCH STRIPS, THEN 5 INCH STRIPS, ETC

    THIS METHOD OF PATCHWORK SAVES THE MOST OF THE TEXTILE WITHOUT USING ORGANIC SHAPES

  • POUF FILL

    THE WHOLE TEXTILE HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM ONE CLOTHING PIECE’S WORTH TO SQUARES THEN DOWN TO VARIOUS WIDTH RECTANGLES

    WHAT IS LEFT IS CONSIDERED TEXTILE WASTE, THE SCRAPS THAT WOULD BE THROWN AWAY

    ALL OF MY SCRAPS & THREADS & LEFTOVER RECYCLED POLY FILL HAS BEEN FILLING A BLACK JEAN PATCHWORKED POUF FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS

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