Zero Waste Sewing book
Zero Waste Sewing is honoured to be a recipient of a 2020 NYC Big Book Award (craft/hobby category).
“Are you looking for a new sewing adventure?
Patternmaker and sewing teacher Elizabeth Haywood offers 16 wearable projects, cleverly designed to use 100% of the fabric, with no scraps or waste.
Zero waste patternmaking is one strategy for making fashion more sustainable and can also result in innovative garment shapes.
This book presents a variety of zero waste cutting themes, some new, some historical, but all influenced by the cloth itself.
Follow the clear step-by-step instructions to maximise your fabric usage, grow in confidence and create versatile garments you’ll enjoy wearing.“
ISBN-13: 978-0-646-80802-4
Dimensions: 20.3cm x 25.4cm (8″ x 10″)
144 pages
Spine width 10mm
RRP: $AU54.99, $US35.99, £27.99, €32.99
If you’re looking for a new sewing adventure, creating a slow wardrobe for yourself or want to try a zero waste pattern, then this book is for you.
This is a size inclusive book; the majority of projects can be made to fit any size, and the rest will fit most people.
Projects that are “Any size” can be made any size, not limited to this size chart.
Where to buy: Australian residents can order (signed) copies direct from me ($AU54.99 + $10.50 post). US residents can order from bookshop.org (affiliate link + supporting independent bookshops) or your local bookshop. Non-Aussie and non-US residents can order via Amazon or your local bookshop.
Coucou in Belgium is a stockist.
UK online shop Fleur et Ours sells it.
You can also look through a copy and buy from Clare Fashion and Fabrics in Clare, House of Cloth in Bendigo, All Make Sewing Centre in Adelaide. Online fabric shop Paper Scissors Frock in Victoria also stocks copies.
Read more in this blog post.
View an exhibition of the clothes this book. There’s a slide show of each and a walk-around video.
Are you a fabric store owner, book shop owner or sewing teacher and would like to stock this book? For wholesale enquiries please send a no-obligation email to liz@lizhaywood (dot) com (dot) au.
Here’s a gallery of every project in the book:
See a floral version I made for myself here.
@salonmishawn made a fabulous one in a stiff cotton fabric and wrote a pattern review.
@threadbare_possum made one in a soft embroidered fabric. @thesewingdolan made one using pieced fabrics to make a diagonal design.
Take a look at a version in yellow nylon and see how to convert the pattern to a cape.
Jane from The Drapery also made a cape in pink corduroy.
Here’s a sophisticated version in satin.
@whendy7 has made one in marle grey.
Here‘s one in black with shorter sleeves.
@whendy7 successfully made one in ponte. @finaasjaapaa has made two, here and here. @anakiequilter made one in double gauze.
Jane Milburn took the concept and freestyled two dresses.
@botterman_empire made a smart navy blue one.
Tracy Henwood took the concept and made a bolero jacket from handwoven fabric.
@thesewingdolan made a flowing duster coat with this pattern – it looks totally different.
Sue Stoney whipped up several of these here.
Sue Stoney recycled vintage blankets to make some dressing gowns.
@karynsews made this with a few changes to make a caftan-style dress.
Here’s the original prototype for the dress.
An earlier version of this exists as a free pattern on this website: the original non-zero waste skirt is here, the zero waste layout is here, and a 3-gore version is here.
The original prototype is here.
Some images of the book’s interior:
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