/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2624472
>I'm so done with fashion industry and boring ass clothes

Just use your instincts bro

>>2624472
burlap sacks

>>2624472
Sewing machine, serger, fabric scissors, tailor's snips, iron, ironing board, sleeve ham, body ham, fashion fabric, muslin, tailor's tape, ruler, hip curve ruler, arm scythe ruler, tracing paper, patterns, thread, interfacing, tailor's chalk, tracing paper, tracing wheel, hand needles, thimble, bobbins, pins, pressing cloth, serger thread cones, paper scissors, etc.
Techniques: measuring, pattern adjustment, pretreating fabric, pressing, marking, pattern drafting, hand sewing, machine sewing, button holes, sewing buttons, inserting zippers, grading seams, seam finishing, easing, gathering, hemming, inserting linings, using interfacing, collar sewing, turn of cloth, burrito method, piping, bias binding, hanging bias fabric, matching patterns and stripes, grainlines, napped fabrics, etc.
Take a sewing class at a local community College or from a sewing store. Watch videos. Practice. Practice some more. Buy books/get from library. Practice more.

>>2624472
Just have to get some material. Some needle & thread. Line it all up, cut out what needs to be cut out and BOOM you're done

>>2624472
Get a pattern, get the stuff that the pattern calls for, and just start sewing. You will make mistakes. You will learn a lot. You will improve. You will make your own clothes.
About hmmm 4 years ago or so, I said the same thing: the fashion industry sucks, this clothes is made with shoddy fabric, the prints are all stupid and will be out of style next year, it's getting super expensive to buy this shoddy clothes too; I was done with it. So I started sewing my own wardrobe one garment at a time (now granted, I've been sewing for like 18 yrs of my life--so I had a lot of prior experience before 4 yrs ago, but still: 4 yrs of consistent sewing is what I mean). Now I have pretty much exclusively only self-sewn things in my closet, with the exception of knitted sweaters (I'm not there yet) and expensive high-end traditionally classic clothing that won't ever go out of style. It is not an impossible feat. It just takes time and a bit of planning.

>>2624472
Readers digest sewing book... get the 1970's edition if you can. Sew by hand at first to really understand the stitches and fabric tension. GO SLOWLY. REALLY REALLY SLOWLY. Aim for perfection straight away, even if it takes ages.

Speed will come later when you have control.

Don't design what you want. Design around what you DON'T want, until you end up with something you're okay with, then add extras. ie. "I don't want my balls crushed when i bend over, therefore I want either an extra panel added underneath the seat / between the legs... or a larger fit. I don't want things falling out of my pockets, therefore i want deep pockets or zips..."

Work backwards for design. Form follows function.

A big ass table is important. Being able to lay everything out in one go is a HUGE help. You can use a big sheet of thick plastic ontop of a couple of smaller stands as a cheaper option.

Fabric though? That's gonna be the part that's difficult to find. Most fabric shops sell cheap crap to old ladies so they they can "quilt".

>also knitting, crochet and other fabric crafts are useful.
>you can knit / crochet with cotton, silk and other yarns... not just wool.

>A big ass table is important
Naw, just helpful for your back. I lived in a tiny apartment for years and laid fabric out on the floor.
>either an extra panel added underneath the seat / between the legs... or a larger fit.
Tell me without telling me that you don't sew. Extend the back crotch line and drop the front crotch. Unless your dick is 3 feet long, and your balls are like grapefruit, you don't need a crotch panel nor a larger size