Tuesday, January 26, 2021

2021 Goal: Zero Waste

For 2021, I have decided to work on having "zero waste"

from fabrics and textiles in my sewing workroom.

My SweetNaomi ReCreations by definition

have always included mostly Recycled, Upcycled

and Reclaimed items for the "Re-Created" designs.

When I came up with SweetNaomi Re-Creation

as a design name, this was the focus:

However, with this Zero Waste project, I will try to
make use of every fabric and textile scrap. Having said that, I will
obviously still have some waste in the workroom.
Limited to un-usable paper
or cardboard bits, broken needles or zippers, etc.
However, I am positive that I can drastically reduce
the amount of waste my workroom produces.
The project will be called "tailings":

tailings (plural noun) tay •liNGz
1. the residue of something;
2. the materials that are left over

As I post items (on Facebook and Instagram)

throughout 2021, you will see items that

are 100% made from

the "tailings" of my other sewing projects.

The first of my "tailings" project are these pillows.
Their filling contains the "tailings" of many other projects -
which for the most part are already reclaimed fabrics and textiles!

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The next project was to make use of some fabric bits that I
had saved from a few men's shirt that I had made in 2020.
Using the applique process, I added these vintage pin-up ladies
and sexy mermaids to a few reclaimed neckties
that I had in my stash.