 Making a Zero-Waste Humpty Dumpty Toy
Liz Haywood
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Sponsored by Rochester Textile, an upstate New York shop offering Japanese textile supplies and workshops led by certified instructor Renee Johnson.
Sew a Humpty Dumpty toy for a young child, using a zero waste pattern. The toy can be sewn by machine or hand.
Materials
- Woven fabric, two pieces 25cm/9â…ž" x 21cm/8ÂĽ". Suitable choices are quilting cotton, linen or cotton drill. For a softer toy, flannelette, baby cord or cotton velveteen are all good
- Stuffing. A natural stuffing is recommended, such as kapok, wool or eucalyptus fibre
- Ribbon for the neck tie, 6mm/ÂĽ" wide
- 61cm/24" Embroidery floss for the face, in black or another dark colour
- Optional: ric rac or other embellishments. IMPORTANT! Don't use buttons or other choking hazards
- You'll also need your usual sewing kit (thread, scissors, etc). This toy can be sewn by machine or by hand
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Liz Haywood is a former industry patternmaker who enjoys home sewing and making things. She worked in factories in Australia and the UK across a wide range of garment types, including bridal, made to measure, uniforms, active wear and fashion ranges. She also taught sewing.
She witnessed (and helped create) the volumes of fabric scraps generated by clothing factories, but it was considered so normal no-one ever discussed it, except to ask if it was bin day.
8 years ago she read about zero waste patterncutting, and immediately clicked with it. 4 years ago went hard core and decided to only make zero waste patterns from then on.
Liz is the author of The Dressmaker's Companion, Zero Waste Sewing and A Year of Zero Waste Sewing. She lives in country Australia with her family.
