CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE USE OF TEXTILE WASTE

Abstract

The paper provides practical information on the process of valorization of textile waste. Different types of products are made from industrial and consumer waste, such as redesigned clothing, women's accessories, bags, women's purses, etc. The work presents the way of making several small accessories, respectively necklace models and earrings, made from the waste resulted in the workshop. The authors chose to make denim accessories because as we know denim is a type of fabric, usually made of cotton, and cotton is a vegetable fiber. Cotton fabrics are versatile, with good durability, breathable, hypoallergenic, with very good capacity of retaining dyes, with good resistance to abrasion, all this making it a material preferred by those who make accessories, because it provides wearing comfort. Unlike other textiles, cotton lets the skin breathe, especially during warm periods, thus naturally preventing the appearance of sweat. Both the necklace and the earrings are made from a piece of material extracted from denim waste. It was unfolded and checked from an aesthetic and qualitative point of view, on the grounds of texture and uniformity of color, then strips of material were cut out, which were assembled piece by piece, twisted, glued, and at the end for added value, decorative elements were applied.

Keywords

• waste
• clothes
• upcycling
• accessories
• denim