Resources for AYOZWS book

Welcome! This page offers resources to go with the book A Year of Zero Waste Sewing.

January – compostable closures

March – modular jacket

There’s a free update for the jacket to make a hooded version. It prints out on a single sheet of paper, double sided, to fold in half. It has a companion video (13mins). Read more about this update here.

May – tiny satchel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV30V0ah6rs

A4 printable pattern:

US Letter printable pattern:

June – designing a hood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9idcpGTSY4o

July – Eura dress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yI720VIMAY

September – bias halter neck top/dress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo9IGjQ_qZ8

December – pleated top

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lBFzwNQTic

A4 paper templates for the armhole, neck and pleating:

US Letter size paper templates: