YOUR CLOTH IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
What do you do with your leftover fabrics at the tailor’s?
As a fashion designer, what do you do with off-cuts you get while making those nice outfits?
👔It may interest you to know that clothes are mostly made from synthetic materials, mainly plastic. That’s why they don’t decay — because they are neither plant nor animal based!
Most times these offcuts are disposed off by:
❌Burning; which release dioxins- which cause global warming/climate change into the air. It also pollutes the air we breathe in.
❌Refuse dumps/Landfills; thisway, they end up in the soil or water bodies, polluting soil and harming marine life.
đź‘–Would you rather be a part of the problem or the solution?
🧵You can be a part of the solution by embracing one or more of these:
👗Repurposing: Pocket squares, throw pillows, notepads to bracelets, ruffles, drawstring pouches and the amazing mix-and-match Ankara fabrics…the list is amazingly endless.
🧥Packaging: How about making some reusable tote bags which are a good alternative to single-use shopping bags from your off-cuts? You will be saving money and the planet too
đź‘šTraining: Instead of buying new fabrics everytime you want to teach your learners, you could use some of these fabrics to train them, reducing the cost of materials for both you, and the trainee.
đź‘•Donate: Why trash? When you can simply donate these materials to organisations and fashion houses who use them in making some of the items listed above?
Which of these are you adopting from now on? Please share in the comments
