Stitching and Sustainability: Understanding How Home Garment Makers Value Clothing
2023-06
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Stitching and Sustainability: Understanding How Home Garment Makers Value Clothing
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2023-06
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Sustainability in fashion is a growing issue that will require changing consumption patterns. One important step toward sustainability is treating clothing as valuable rather than disposable. However, there is not yet a comprehensive model for value in clothing. People who make their own garments have a unique perspective on the value of clothing because they are both producers and consumers of clothing. This study explored how home garment makers value clothing through their garment making and use practices. Fifteen adults who had made at least five garments for themselves were interviewed for the study. Their responses revealed that clothing has three intersecting types of value: Aesthetic, Physical, and Emotional. Through many aspects of their making practices, participants create, maintain, and acquire value in both their handmade and purchased garments. The results suggest that increased understanding of clothing value could lead to a decrease in textile waste.
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University of Minnesota M.A. thesis. June 2023. Major: Design. Advisor: Elizabeth Bye. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 88 pages.
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Wilcox, Sara. (2023). Stitching and Sustainability: Understanding How Home Garment Makers Value Clothing. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/258618.
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