Indigo explores zero waste design with Decode
01/06/2022
It is estimated that 15 to 25% of waste generated by the fashion industry comes from cutting room floors. Danielle Elsener applied some creative patterning to reduce unused fabric. She used the underarm cut-outs to make a chest pocket, and added darts to pockets. These tweaked details enabled her to save nearly 10% fabric in the design of the unisex jacket (pictured).
Ms Elsener’s design for adult-sized jeans reduce offcuts by nearly 20% and savings for a pair of kid’s jeans reach 27%. “All without skimping on features,” commented Rowan Hunt, denim expert and consultant for Indigo Textiles, at PV Denim.
“If you count all end costs and waste savings, zero waste patterns could allow brands to choose higher quality fabrics for their products,” he added.
The denim fabric manufactured by Indigo and chosen for the three products is made from 41% cotton, 29% cottonised hemp, 29% Tencel and 1% stretch yarn. The patterns were devised in 3D before being cut and sewn, reducing the number of samples down to a single one.
Image courtesy Indigo Textiles
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