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Another pic

Is this whole board really full with nothing but lazy asses?

I'll bump this till I die

Well, one reason is that making things cost time. Maybe another one is the lack of interest. By the way, http://www52.zippyshare.com/v/wGf0wLOm/file.html

I'll upload some pictures of what I made in a moment

Anybody alter their old jeans?

I have a lot of jeans from middle/high school that fit well, but I don't like the cut (wide at the leg opening). Would it destroy them to try tapering?
Should I just turn them into shorts/spare rags? I really don't want to throw them out.

What is even a good way to start learning alterations?

I mean I'd get a sewing machine and there's plenty of decent cheap ones but I don't want to mess up expensive jeans and shit

>>12066179
go to the thrift store and find some pants that you like but dont fit you watch one of the millions of tuts on yt. Work your way up from their.

thrift and repeat

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>a moment

>>12066179
I'm not sure if the needle of the sewing machine can handle the fabric of your jeans. I use an industrial for that.

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And I want to make some socks.

Did the dye damage the machine?

>>12066224
no it didn't, but it kinda dyed the cloth I washed right after dying the kimono

fortunately I had a suspicion it would so I washed something I didn't care about

>>12066196
don't you need a cloth that's kinda elastic for socks?

>>12066514
Yes you do, but I have more trouble finding a right pattern for a sock. I'll have to make my own one.

>>12066598
have you searched trough these?

https://makemypattern.com/
https://threadtheory.ca/
https://www.colettepatterns.com/

>>12066196
>>12066514
>>12066598
>sewing socks
Wait, what?

Looks p cool OP but quality of pictures is bad so I'm not really sure how well it looks irl.
I'd love to get into dyi, patches and all other shit but I'm not sure how to start. Hope someone will keep making these threads, It's always nice to see something original.

>>12063970
I hope you don't wear this in public

>>12067033
>Hope someone will keep making these threads
I'll try

patches are hard asf tho

>>12067118
please elaborate

>>12067129
You look autistic senpai

>>12067131
you did not elaborate

>>12067125
Really?

>>12066920
I know socks are mostly machine knitted, but I've got these pieces of stretchy fabric and I've seen some tutorials on it.

>>12067721
I've been trying for over a month to do one, it is hell

hand embroided patches look like shit, embroiders are greedy bastards who ask up to 50euros for one patch, and buying an embroiding machine for one patch is just retarded.

But if you want to print a patch I guess it's easier

I've been trying to turn a denim skirt that I thrifted into a yuge backpack (I want to be able to fit A3 pieces of paper in there) but unfortunatly I'm not home rn so I don't have pics

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should i even bother with trying to stencil a logo onto a t-shirt, or just screenprint it?

picrel is the logo i want to do, and if it goes successfully i may do more

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Recently made this. Sewing through Velcro fucking blows without a machine.

I made a backing price of Velcro and canvas and then embroidered another peice of canvas.

The big lines were a mistake and the letters are bad, but it's a first project so I'm not fretting

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>>12068775
The canvas is fraying a ton. Anyone know how to make it not?

>>12068778
sew a straight stitch as close to the edge with matching thread, shouldn't fray past the stitch

>>12066192
I don't have a sewing machine

>>12068775
fraystay bro
or clear nailpolish if you have it around for a quick fix

>>12068760
if the t-shirt isn't expensive, try stencil, it'll be more fun

>>12069308
yet

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Almost done. It feels tight around the sleeves.

>>12069648
looks super professional mang, good job

>>12068778
Cut off the frayed bits and blanket stich the edges

>>12069648
This is good

fa needs more sewfags

>>12069648
as in the width of the sleeve or the armhole?

>>12070028
Width of the armhole, I'll add 1.5 cm to the pattern next time.

>>12070389
just spent my morning adjusting some patterns i made for a friend
underarm was too high on my mockup sample, sleeve was too long

>>12070396
pattern of what? tshirt?

>>12070472
no, a block for a woven shirt
it'll eventually be used to create a flannel once the fit is finalized

>>12068369
anyone knows how I can rigidify the part of the backpack that's going to be against my back?

>>12070958
fibreboard? that's what they use for cap bills

>>12066045
Tapering is super easy, do it

if I sand down some leather boots and then condition them will it look the same again, I need to get off this black ink/dye stuff I have on them. Also is conditioning leather boots in general going to do much for them? had them for a year and literally worn them every day, they look nice and worn, don't want them to look all new and shit just maybe a deeper darker brown

>>12071420
do I sew it, do I glue it, what do I do?

>>12072269
Does the back of your backpack have 1 or 2 layers?

>>12072275
only one layer, it's a skirt

Any of you sell online? How successful is it? Optional: post link to your e-stores.

I really want to get into designing but not so much sewing. I'm not in it for the money (as long as in the long run I haven't lost money I'm more than happy), I just want to know that somewhere in the world people are wearing something I came up with and know someone enjoys the same kind of fashion shit that I do.

As with any market in 2016 I'm sure it's incredibly hard to get into, but say I buy blanks from Taobao or Aliexpress and kind of do my own thing with them after and sell it cheap enough that I haven't lost money, would this be an okay start? It may seem like I'm focusing too much on the business side of things already, but I know how important it is, even if money isn't the purpose at all.

I know this shit gets asked here a lot, so sorry in advance.

Anyone have experience with screen printing? I'm decent at graphic design and have an idea of buying cheap solid color pillowcases in dark colors and print on them with a bleaching solution rather than paint/ink.

I want to go cheap, DIY and convenient with the frames and whatnot.

>>12072394
the clothing market is hard to get into, but you already have a small community of potential buyers here on /fa/
Make good stuff, shill a little, and dan't be as annoying as againstmeaning

>>12066195
WAYWT?

>>12072269
I would put it in a fabric sleeve and sew it into the backpack, kinda sandwitch it between maybe a liner layer and the shell

Or go full boyscout mode and bend some thick wire into a frame and throw it inside

>>12066045 tapering is pretty easy when you know how to do it. I learned myself. Some websites have tutorials or videos and shit

>>12072394
what do you want to design?

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back home from college and found these
so i decided to turn all but the sole black and update laces to thicker white ones

>>12073327
I think I'll go with the fabric sleeve method, thanks!

>>12073886
good idea, show us how it turns out

>>12066195
W2c?

>>12074941
The postcard, the watch or the underwear?

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>>12069648

>>12075264
looks super nice

>>12063970
You're a girl right? Where are you from?

>>12075291
Kek I could see why you're saying this, but I have a penis

Belgium

sorry for the disappointment, and thanks for the attention

Does a gi have pockets?

>>12063970
I just bought my first sewing machine. Pls don't die thread before I finished something

I've been patching some old jeans that are falling apart. Any ideas to make them cool looking?

>>12075760
What are you going to make?

>>12075775
Are you going to make crust pants? Can you show a picture?

>>12075744
no it doesn't

also there is no way to actually close it without a belt

>>12063972
>>12063970

Neat, interested in seeing this in other fits.

Photos and possibly the shape of it make you look a little feminine though, no homo

>>12075848
You could add a zipper or maybe it looks better with a belt.

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Hand stitched and tested out a pattern i made from scratch on some trashy acrylic felt i found

>>12075848
>>12076017
My gumdo tunic has ribbon-things stitched in various places to tie for closure

>>12075934
>makes you look a little feminine
I’m underweight with long hair, I’ve already been called ma'am so it doesn't bother me at all, but thanks for the imput

>>12076017
A zipper would fuck up the silhouette of it imo

>>12076023
What's it going to be?

>>12075797
>Are you going to make crust pants? Can you show a picture?

They will probably eventually become crust pants, but right now they're just holey with a few patches underneath. At what point can you consider pants "crust pants" anyway?
Sorry, I don't have a good way to show a picture.

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w2c these kind of parkas

>>12076244
I'm leaning toward a telogreika/vatnik then i might refine the pattern into something resembling a panzer wrap

>>12076659
http://www.fabrixquare.com/men.html
They have the New Order one you see around here a lot

fuck this shit board

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Tips on dip dying?

>>12077689
Dip the parts that you don't want to be faded in water before dipping it in bleach

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Working on making one of these

>>12078228
how would you go about doing that?

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>>12078233
I meant the fanny pack strapping system. normal fanny packs don't have straps like that at all

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>>12078242

I found some yoga strap from Walmart that fit some buckles that I removed from a laptop bang and sewed everything together. Wasn't 100% sure how I was going to connect it to the fanny pack so I just cut the original straps off and attached them(in the future ill maybe de assemble the fanny pack itself.

>>12068778
Fray check! You can buy it at Walmart if youre in the US or any craft store really. Basically glue that you put on the frayed edges of material and it keeps it from fraying. I also recommend doing a straight stitch along the edge like someone else said.

>>12072705
idk if this exactly what your'e looking for but check out /r/bleachshirts

>>12075264
This is great!!

can someone link a guide to distress a denim jacket/also lighten it

its too blue for me rn and I wanna lighten it up

>>12078309
seconding this

>>12075302
I'll be seeing you real soon

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>>12078319
????

>>12078256
oh that's cool.

Bamp

>>12077711
Not him but, to get the same result as that hoodie, what ratio bleach and water to use and hw long?

>>12079282
Idk but I'd advise to try on a cheap hoodie before dipping 120$ in bleach

>>12063970
>Belgium
school?

Is there a /fa/ DIY group you guys wanna link up in?

>>12079426
I wouldnt do it on something worth more than 50$ anyway. I have done jeans before but i fucked them up. So thats why i wondered what percentage do people usually use

>>12079684
Bumping. This is a really good idea actually.
I will definitely make an account somewhere if i had to. Any sites/apps recommended?

>>12079548
Not gonna tell that on 4chin

>>12079684
I think we'll need a kinda bigger community to do that, bit it's a good idea

>>12080452
>>12080444
>>12079684

I'm >>12080444 this guy.
I just looked up some apps on playstore. These are some that seems to suit our needs
BAND - groups and communities
Groupme
Kik
Post what you know or what you think is better.

>>12080455
discord?

>>12080458
Seems interesting too.
You should check out the BAND.
Any other apps/sites?

>>12080515
How about we wait until at least the second thread to think about this? I feel like if we make an external group, we won't post here anymore and we'll lose an opportunity to get more people involved in diy on 4chin

>>12075287
>>12078300
Thank you.
Although I'm not all that happy with the collar. It's too wide and the neckband is standing up.

Why would we need a separate group? Isn't the thread enough?

I plan to paint my converses black, can any one of you recommend any fabric paint, or have an idea how much paint I would need?

>>12080526
Or if we have an external group, we can lurk here too and if someone is interested in the new group, we can invite him over.

>>12080515
but discord is great and has alot users
>>12080567
agreed

>>12080445
JUST DO IT (I won't tell anyone)

>>12080565
where u from

>>12080581
>>12080458
On discord now. I will post a group link here

>>12080693
https://discord.gg/YPZuWgG

there's like three /diy/ threads, i don't know which one to post in

>>12080780

>>12080787
This one was the first one, post on wichever you like

>>12072230
ahh no don't sand them!
use acetone
apply with a rag and do it in sections until the dye is removed

absolutely condition your leather regularly
I like Huberd's shoe oil
if the leather is really dry and in rough shape use ko-cho-line leather dressing

>>12080443
50/50? It all depends on what bleach you use

>>12069648
that's a woman's shirt, right?

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this is what I've been working on lately. It's part of a Jean-Michel Basquiat piece and will eventually be a patch...but idk the best way to finish the edge. any suggestions?

>>12082394
holy fuck that's beautiful

suggestion: mail it to me

>>12082394
Blanket stitch
Or fold the edges in and straight or whip stitch that

>>12080655
Scandinavia

>>12082394
daamn that's cool

>>12082394
Holy fuck, that's amazing

New pastebin: http://pastebin.com/hnXtzTk7
This one can be edited

>>12085837
Good job
Are you the op of the other thread? We should be organized so that there's only one thread up at a time

>>12085871
I'll add that disclaimer.

>>12082701
>>12084221
>>12085341
thanks!

>>12082737
I was thinking to fold the edges in and whip stitch it but i was worried that because there are curved edges it might be difficult. I guess I'll try it out