As well as learning though working in the costume industry, I have completed the following courses in pattern design and pattern drafting
Cloth-kits Chichester Pattern drafting and making a block – 2012
UAL London College of Fashion Subtraction pattern cutting with Julian Roberts – April 2019
UAL London College of Fashion Patternmaking – Experimental and Explorative Approaches Part 1 and Part 2 – July – August 2019
ZWDC 15% Experimental Creative Thinking for Zero Waste Design – November 2022
ZWDC Making The Grade – Zero Waste Grading Strategies – November 2022
ZWDC Shifting Mindsets: From Conventional to Zero Waste Design – completed Jan 2024
I visited the Fashioned from Nature exhibition at the V&A in London in 2018 and discovered the book ‘Zero Waste Fashion Design’ by Holly McQuillan and Timo Rissanen. Ever since, I have been fascinated with Zero Waste Pattern Cutting and have been exploring the work of other zero waste designers and developing my own ideas, designs and samples.
My overall aim is to design patterns for the home sewer so they can follow simple steps to create their own fit zero waste garments.
This process inspires me so much because of my desire to reduce the amount of perfectly good material going to waste.
You can find some of my patterns in my online shop and I have many more in the design and sample phase
