THE INFLUENCE OF ZERO WASTE SEWING PATTERNS UPON THE APPAREL’S CO2 FOOTPRINT

Abstract

The article depicts the study that has been conducted in investigating the impact that the sewing patterns have in regard to the carbon footprint of a single garment unit. The research has been conducted by following a practical method of drafting Zero Waste sewing patterns, that can be applied in the conceptual apparel’s design, with the aim to prevent the generation of pre-consumer fabric waste throughout the manufacturing process, and thus preventing unnecessary CO2 emissions. The results provide valuable insight, which prove that by using geometric patterns, the CO2 footprint for a single garment unit can be reduced by 0.003 kg CO2.