Design and Product Development

Creating Zero Waste Pattern Cutting in Dress Design Process

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore zero-waste pattern cutting as a strategy for textile-efficient development in sustainable fashion design while identifying effective techniques to maximize fabric efficiency in the dress design process. This study has taken practice-based design research to explore zero waste in the use of minimal fabric cutting in the designing process. Minimal cutting refers to layouts that place pattern pieces together without gaps or negative space between pattern pieces. This practice-based study created an ensemble using ZWPC, contributing to previous studies and fostering sustainable practices. This method could be used to create multiple garment designs and reduce time in the cutting phase of the production process.  Simple rectangular pattern pieces contribute to the reduction of waste fabrics created from curved pattern pieces. The width of the fabric needed would allow for multiple garments cutting and can be enlarged or reduced for size variations. 

Keywords: Zero Waste Pattern, Cutting, Dress Design Process

How to Cite:

Robinson, J. & Lee, S., (2025) “Creating Zero Waste Pattern Cutting in Dress Design Process”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 82(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21984