Faculty Exhibit, The Putney Schools, Summer Arts Program.
This installation, explains Melissa’s technique that can lower fashion industry waste by utilizing the pattern layout fabric waste areas.
As you can see she takes the shapes that are present between the traditional pattern pieces for the pants and jackes and is able to make wearanle items.
The pattern that had 30% of the fabric going to the waste bin became zero waste.
Because in Mass production pattern parts are cut out in multiples, the same is true for the waste area pieces.
Melissa Lockwoods process can design wearable garments from and waste shapes.
The understanding of radial projection and geometric forms likes cylinders and cones is enough to get any designer started at the reduction of threir waste of fabric.
