sewing kit

COLLAGE JACKET

Normally, production is the most expensive part of a garment. By doing the work yourself, the jacket becomes affordable and you know for certain it was made under ethical conditions. And because your own time and care go into it, an emotional bond with the garment naturally follows.

During the Covid lockdowns, I developed a sewing kit containing everything you need to make a worker jacket, including high-quality remnant fabrics from the industry.

Makers shared their projects and exchanged tips with one another, creating a genuine sense of community. This project showed me how design can connect.

Fig. 1: The Sewing Kit: Collage Jacket.

Fig. 2: Work in progress, photo by one of the makers.

Fig. 3: A maker screenprinted the fabric before sewing the Collage Jacket.

Fig. 5: This maker used the back and front of the fabric in her jacket.

Fig. 4: The sewing kit.

Fig. 6: Work in progress. This maker sewed the jacket together with her mom.

Fig. 7: The Collage Jacket.

Fig. 8: Here the pattern was tweaked into this lovely jacket with zip.

Fig. 9: The Collage Jacket in progress.

Fig. 10: This maker embroidered the edges of her jacket.

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