Zero Waste Fashion

Making things from scraps

Recently I've been so conscious of my carbon footprint, especially in my wardrobe. As I bang on about every post on this blog i am desperately trying to move away from buying 'fast fashion' for a number of reasons, a big one of those being the ethical and environmentally damaging nature of the industry.

I was driving past a vauxhall garage last week and asked Kurt, my bf, 'why on earth is there so many cars? surely there is enough for everyone who needs one without having to make another?!' He replied with 'oh, we'll just force millions of people out of work because you think theres enough. We can't just stop making and selling them or it will ruin our economy.'

I mean duh, i didn't even think of it at all. Literally a thought that didn't even cross my mind. 

Its obviously the same with fashion. I work in a company that makes one off, bespoke pieces for people with disabilities. People who NEED clothes made differently to what we sell. And my goodness do we have so much fabric waste. Its the 'nature' of the work. We donate big chunks that you couldn't get a garment out of of course. But its all the little bits that get me. Where do they go? 'Throw them away' Away where?? There is no away. Away doesn't exist. 

Im no expert but I'm pretty sure clothes are not biodegradable. And I'm sure they probably release all sorts of toxins when decomposing. Its something Im going to be doing a lot more research on. I want to be more aware about what I'm buying and what impact I'm having. 

Last month I came across Zero Waste Daniel. A company that makes clothes out of waste fabric. The fabric that the fast fashion production company throws 'away'. I am in love with this idea, this company. Their initiatives are all incredible. Please check them out. Im sure il be writing more about them in the future.

Inspired by Zero waste Daniel, I wanted to make something out of the waste scraps I had! Easy peasy idea- scrunchies!

I love scrunchies. Im all about that school girl chic, innocent look. And i have now realised I have the scraps to make enough to match every outfit i ever sew, ha! 

"Cotton, while being a natural fiber, is thirsty AF- manufacturing just one T-shirt can require more than 5,000 gallons of water. Not to mention that nearly 70 million barrels of oil are used each year to make polyester fiber, which takes more than 200 years to decompose (yeah, you read that right) and which is the mainstay fabric of fast fashion." - The Green Queen

Please do recommend any blogs or documentaries I might find interesting relating to this! I want to be more educated! Lots of Love, Maria!