Zero-Waste Pattern Drafting with Janelle Abbott

Learn the basics of zero waste pattern drafting and explore how to create a garment from scratch through this unique methodology. No experience required, though participants with garment construction background are advised to bring their own tools (rules, shears, etc.). Sewing machines, needles, thread, pins, pattern paper, fabric, some rulers, etc. will be provided.

About Janelle:

Janelle Abbott was born into the fashion industry—her parents owned a clothing manufacturing company. With a reverence for the labor behind clothing, Janelle graduated with a BFA from Parsons (2012). By that time, fast fashion had taken over, subjugating millions of garment workers to unethical, slave-like conditions in order artificially lower the cost of clothing and bolster profits for CEOs / share-holders. In the face of the unethical, exploitive, anti-ecological agenda of corporate fashion, Janelle carved a path committed to upcycling, hand craft, and the zero waste methodology. Whether clothing, wearable furniture, sculpture, and tapestries, Janelle creates with used materials that hold emotional and historical value. Dense, clashing, and rhythmic, Janelle’s work is scrappy, unapologetic, and a testament to the real humans labor behind every consumer product we engage with.

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