JAPANESE ZERO WASTE BOOK - ゼロ・ウェイストの大人服 - Sewing without Scraps

 LANGUAGE: JAPANESE

*Please note this book is for PRE-ORDER with stock arriving sometime in August/September 2026. We will have a very limited amount of copies available.

This is a book of zero waste sewing patterns released in Japan written by Mirai Pattern featuring designers Birgitta Helmersson, Liz Haywood and Danielle Elsener. It features 19 versatile designs including tops, shirts, skirts, pants, dresses and jackets. All patterns are exclusive to the book and are not sold separately elsewhere.

The book is written in Japanese (it is not available in English). With this zero waste method you draw your pattern pieces directly on your fabric with the help of instructions and paper templates. If you are a confident beginner sewer, and up, and have used zero waste patterns before then you should be able to navigate most of the patterns well by following the thorough diagrams and templates.

SIZING: The patterns are suitable for bust 80-98cm and hip 88-104cm and for length references the model used in the book is 162cm tall. As this is designed for the Japanese market the sizing runs on the small side, please see sizing chart image for more measurement details. The lengths on many of the patterns are easy to adjust,  many can also be adjusted fairly easily to size up to a larger size in the body. 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Presenting our first-ever ZERO WASTE sewing book from Mirai Pattern! 
Discover ingenious patterns that use every single centimeter of fabric to create contemporary, everyday garments designed by Birgitta Helmersson, Liz Haywood, and Danielle Elsener.

Book Details:
Title: ハギレを出さないソーイング／Sewing without Scraps
Subtitle: ゼロウェイストの大人服／Zero-waste patterns for women’s clothing
Author: みらいパターン／Mirai Pattern
Publisher: 日本ヴォーグ社／Nihon Vogue
ISBN: 978-4-529-06548-1
Release Date: 2026年5月2日／May 2, 2026