Objective: To integrate zero waste pattern making, & marker making into the design process in order to create less fabric waste.

Method:

Choose a design sketch that you would like to make OR a finished pattern, marker or layplan that you would like to recreate with zero waste. Come prepared and save yourself time by minimising your patterns, markers and layplans to 10% size either by hand or by printing them off in a smaller scale. We can also minimise your pattern size in class.
We'll start with a visual introduction to the design processes of other zero waste designers. This will give you examples of some techniques that we can explore in class.
Working in pairs or as a designer/patternmaker alone create a zero or minimal waste marker for your chosen design.

Tools to bring:

Pens & pencils, Sketch books, Paper, Pattern making equipment - eg. Awl, pencil, ruler, setsquare, scissors

(If working on a computer) Lap top with your pattern making / marker making programmes. You will need Adobe illustrator or Inkscape for this task.