Since I have been learning to sew, I have accumulated many scraps born from testing fits of patterns, from making mistakes, and from making garments. I can't bring myself to throw them away. It feels so weird, and counter-productive, to take pieces of brand-new fabric and throw them in the trash. As a result, I have a pretty large drawer of scrappy bits.
I recently read a figure that 30% of all textiles get tossed as scraps in garment production. Given that we currently produce three times the amount of textiles that we did thirty years ago, doesn't that mean that we are currently "scrapping" almost the full amount of textiles produced thirty years ago. I'm sure that we can do better.
Several months ago, I ordered some organic cotton jersey in a lovely blush color, which I think will be awesome with a little bit of summer tan. It is natural enough to be earthy, but still could work with black, metal or chocolate colors, and so has just enough modern to it. Equally excellent, it works well with other colors already present in my wardrobe, which for me is the key to not spending more time than necessary getting dressed for the day.
Inspired by Alabama Chanin's latest excellent book, I decided to see if I could build a basic summer wardrobe using a length of this yummy blush jersey. I ordered an approximate amount that I thought would be appropriate, and it turns out that the amount I wanted was exactly the size that their producer knits it, which is even better for my experiment. Hopefully, close to every bit of the jersey will be used to create the pieces. I will be using the final project for my illustration class as a vehicle for planning the designs and I have four weeks to get that done.
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