Anyone here ever made their own clothes? What did you make and how did it go? Just as a hobby I want to get a sewing machine and give it a shot. My body is always in-between sizes so finding something that fits me is always impossible so I want to just try and make my own.

File: 223 KB, 1200x1360, sewingmachine.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 21:37:17 2019 No.14144768 [Reply] [Original]

Anyone here ever made their own clothes? What did you make and how did it go?
Just as a hobby I want to get a sewing machine and give it a shot. My body is always in-between sizes so finding something that fits me is always impossible so I want to just try and make my own.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 21:50:13 2019 No.14144781 Making clothes from scratch is stupid and completely unpractical. You should still get a machine but teach yourself how to tailor. I was always between a medium and large my entire life now I just tailor most of my shirts

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 21:53:42 2019 No.14144788 >>14144768 I've been looking into it too because I like a lot of the patterns of coats I have but none of them are wool and a wool coat is too damn expensive or they dont manufacture that pattern in Wool.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 22:02:44 2019 No.14144803 >>14144781 That's probably more of what I'll do. I'm also between medium and large. Medium fits but is too short. Large is long enough but too baggy

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 22:37:37 2019 No.14144856

>>14144768
It's not too hard.

I've made some clothes with/for my gf before. Just measured her and drew up patterns. Made some cute sleepwear with lots of pleats, some skirts, some 2b cosplay, etc.

Just check out pintrest and experiment. Thrift stores often have cheap random fabric.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 23:01:38 2019 No.14144901 Idk about making clothes but I'm about to buy a sewing machine to alter my clothes. I'm a manlet so nothing fits right and the difference between well fitted clothes and clothes that are just slightly too big/small is astounding.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 23:10:35 2019 No.14144917 >>14144901 Don't get a sewing machine, get a serger. It's basically a sewing machine, but better in every way.

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 23:13:00 2019 No.14144919

>>14144768
>>14144781
Recently bought a sewing machine for the sole purpose of tailoring. There's a nigger on youtube that had some good 101 videos to get you started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7xfrk0taCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmet3GwZhjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYG4IHMAix0

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 23:23:44 2019 No.14144930 >>14144781 >stupid and impractical How? Also what does it matter if OPs only in it for a hobby >>14144917 Ty

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 23:34:48 2019 No.14144954 >>14144919 These are really good actually. Think I'm gonna pick up a cheap machine and binge watch his stuff

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 23:48:11 2019 No.14144980 Recs on machines?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 02:22:05 2019 No.14145198 I make and modify a shit load of stuff and its beyond rewarding. Everything you wear fits just right, and wearing something dope that you made and designed will always ALWAYS be cooler then dropping a grand on clothes.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 02:26:33 2019 No.14145205

>>14145198
That's what I'm looking forward to.
I was going through my clothes today and had a realization that I can literally buy all those things I thought I couldn't because they didn't fit and just tailoring them myself. There is nothing stopping me from getting exactly what I want and just adjusting them for free.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 02:30:12 2019 No.14145212

>>14145205
Literally. Once you get some experience It only takes a couple of hours to adjust leg width, length, and the waist and it will look as good as any designer. Also once you get the basic stuff down you can start making your own shit and seeing an idea becoming a reality and walking out knowing you are the only person on earth with that fit is SO rewarding.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 02:55:23 2019 No.14145243 >>14144768 I've made 10 or so jackets from scratch. You learn via books, yt tutorials, deconstruction, and trial and error.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 03:38:38 2019 No.14145293 >>14145243 I'd be interested in seeing them if you don't mind

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 03:55:30 2019 No.14145310 >>14144768 >>14144980 Im also looking to buy one, and i dug out this pastebin from the /diy/ threads. Theres good general advice in here. https://pastebin.com/hnXtzTk7

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 05:46:17 2019 No.14145412 >>14144919 >soing mahchine

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 07:54:06 2019 No.14145558 File: 1.11 MB, 3456x2308, IMG_20180805_173337~2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14145293 Kind of a low quality pic, but you get the point. I try to learn one new thing with every build.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 07:58:12 2019 No.14145566 File: 631 KB, 1061x1054, Screenshot_20190302-065541~2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14145293 Heres one where I just wanted the sleeves to drape as cleanly as possible to showcase the knit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:20:58 2019 No.14145589 >>14145558 >>14145566 not him but those look really groovy anon, could we see more?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:24:15 2019 No.14145593 >>14145558 those look great anon, how long have you been doing this? Did you make the pattern yourself from scratch?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:26:01 2019 No.14145595 >>14145566 hey anon where'd you get them pants?

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:36:05 2019 No.14145611

>>14145595
Dockers that have been taken in on the inseams with the pleats and creases sewn in to reduce volume, along with the belt loops lowered for a more vintage look.
>>14145589
My earlier ones weren't as good. The first scratch build I made had a huge collar, far too wide and round, and a very lunar look. People here called me spacecondom
>>14145593
About a year and a half. I make all my own patterns.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:45:42 2019 No.14145632 >>14145611 damn son those fit nicely i'd love to get my hands on some custom dockers like that jacket looks good but a little awkward at the shoulder.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:48:42 2019 No.14145638 >>14145611 >About a year and a half. I make all my own patterns. Nice, how do you do this? >People here called me spacecondom I think I remember you

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 08:52:05 2019 No.14145643

>>14144917
this man is an absolute retard
if anything its the other way around, you dont need serger for anything cause you can easily get around finishing things without serger and it will give you cleaner looking product and youll learn so much more
serger only for jersey fabrics and stretchy fabrics

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 09:05:04 2019 No.14145664

>>14145632
Agreed, the shoulders were a bit much at 7" overhang. I suppose I could put in shoulder pads for a more structured look.

>>14145638
>How do you do this?
My first pattern was made off of a sweatshirt, and I cut the neckline wrong. I learned that a symmetrical front a back would mean the clothes would drape incorrectly, which would end up with the collar and front plate slightly canted. You'll see this in a lot of streetwear startups, people aren't wearing things wrong or slightly pulled off their shoulders, it's just an amateur pattern. But I kept cutting and recutting and darting my pattern, I learned that you have to sew the sleeves rotated laterally, think how where's Waldo walks but with less of an angle, this will get them to drape cleanly. Just get a bunch of cheap cloth and work it until you get a nice chest and arm setup for yourself.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 09:09:05 2019 No.14145671 >>14145664 shoulderpads are (in my humble opinion) super outdated and don't look very good

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 09:58:56 2019 No.14145758 >>14145671 I like them a lot actually. I really don't care much for demnas work but his cropped shoulder pad Harrington is one of my favourite jackets from any designers recent work. The silhouette is strong, structured, and masculine.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 10:18:09 2019 No.14145817 I just bought a sewing machine and taking it home right now. My gfs birthday is in 8 days. I never sewed it my life, is it possible for me to make something nice for her? Im willing to work my ass off daily.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 10:34:06 2019 No.14145867 >>14145817 Depends on how simple or complex what you want to make her is, along with her body type.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 10:39:16 2019 No.14145885 >>14145867 She's slim and small. What would be something simple i could make?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 10:43:40 2019 No.14145899 >>14145885 A short Cape or poncho type of thing would be relatively easy to do and you'll only have to see one button and buttonhole, which will likely be the hardest part

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 10:46:25 2019 No.14145904 File: 3.06 MB, 4608x3456, IMG_20190302_094520.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14145885 Kind of like something she could wear over an evening gown.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 11:16:41 2019 No.14145961

>>14145817
definitely possible, you could make a simple dress in a day, two pieces of stretchy material sewn back to back essentially, just watch that you don’t tug it too much.
Some sort of scarf would be the easiest, sewing buttonholes by hand is simple even without a machine so what that other anon said is a good idea

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 11:32:10 2019 No.14145995 File: 2.86 MB, 4656x3492, IMG_20190302_173116.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14145899 >>14145904 >>14145961 Thanks guys. Is the pattern in the right ballpark?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 11:46:53 2019 No.14146039 >>14145995 Yeah I like it. Try it out with some cheap fabric then try to get some wool from a thrift shop. You'll probably want to either make a liner and then understitch it or make it unlined and learn how to hem..best of luck anon

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 11:49:32 2019 No.14146046 Here is how it works: Get pattern for clothing Buy cloth Cut out pattern adjusting for your own measurements Sewing machine it For normal shirts and pants it is pretty easy to figure out, try making one of those first while learning.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 12:53:31 2019 No.14146213 >>14145558 >>14145566 These look great. Very cool

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 14:14:37 2019 No.14146413 >>14145643 Every fabric needs stretch, retard. You cut off the sleeves to alter them, then what? Want to have your arms not able to have full rotation?

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 14:49:23 2019 No.14146518

>>14146413
The stretch was in reference to fabrics youre gonna sew, if your fabric as stretch (that is, its jersey or has some % of elastane or other material that gives it stretch qualities) the stitching can potentially break due to the fabric and seams stretching with use, but regular lockstitch not having much stretch abilities.

Now
What the fuck are you even talking about

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 16:02:05 2019 No.14146760 If i need to both hem and taper a pair of pants, which do i do first?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 17:07:05 2019 No.14146954 >>14146760 you can taper pants without hemming them and you can hem them without tapering so either way around would work I’d taper then hem

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 23:24:00 2019 No.14147651 Reduced the waist size of some dress pants i was about to throw away. That was extremely satisfying. Just need to hem and taper them and i can probably add it to my rotation

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 23:28:51 2019 No.14147659 >>14145310 >>14144980 Theres a Brother machine on amazon that regularly goes for under $80 I bought one it has tons of features for the price and brother is a good brand

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 02:24:18 2019 No.14147879 File: 104 KB, 736x1521, look 4 f.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14145558 hey i remember you glad you're perfecting your craft mang i too am trying to make clothes that are interesting yet don't suck and sometimes i succeed

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 02:39:06 2019 No.14147906 >>14147879 Jesus christ...

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 03:06:48 2019 No.14147944 >>14144919 hey don't call SD a nigger I'll fite you

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 04:59:10 2019 No.14148066 >>14147879 i like it

Anonymous Sun Mar 3 05:35:36 2019 No.14148122

>>14144980
Goodwill usually has one or two in the back with the electronics, it’s cheaper than anything else you will find and you won’t need an upgrade unless you make sewing your full time job. Just make sure it runs and isn’t missing any obvious parts before you buy it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 05:38:27 2019 No.14148127 >>14147944 >>14148066 >>14148122 This is now a dubs thread

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 08:58:03 2019 No.14148452 >>14147879 that is certainly something, anymore pics?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 11:27:24 2019 No.14148714 >>14147879 I remember your stuff too. Not gonna lie dude it always creeped me out a little but something tells me that it'll take you far. Fashion as art is meant to elicit feelings.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:02:07 2019 No.14149236 File: 166 KB, 600x600, bootts.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] i'm a shoemaker if that counts.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:04:11 2019 No.14149246 >>14149236 i would say it does. how did you start? did you apprentice yourself to someone? i'd love to make myself a pair of shoes one day

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:07:44 2019 No.14149254 File: 793 KB, 972x1296, 20180824_152941.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14149246 I went to a school and graduated. Fell in love with it and now I am in more school. Learning me some design.

Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:12:57 2019 No.14149268
File: 987 KB, 1280x1920, IMG_8516.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>14148066
>>14148452
thankye
it's just a few shirts pieced together in a new way and overdyed. the sleeves are really long and technically act as gloves and are fastened using pennies. i wanna make something reminiscent of coin armor soon

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:15:39 2019 No.14149276 >>14149254 which shoemaker active right now is your favorite, from a design/construction perspective?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:16:06 2019 No.14149277 >>14149236 I am also very interested in shoemaking. The thought of making my own boots seems like so much fun

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:17:02 2019 No.14149280 File: 260 KB, 1280x1920, look ma i'm margiela.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14149268 this was also a lot of fun to make

Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:33:58 2019 No.14149334

>>14149276
All the japanese makers are insane. It doesn't really matter how a welted shoe looks on the inside, but they make the inside pretty too. Main d'or, Hirogi Yanagimachi, Lapelbootmaker, Yohei Fukuda. All their shoes look the same, but I believe the classic lines (derby, oxford etc.) to be the peak of elegance.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 15:59:34 2019 No.14149398 >>14146760 Taper then hem. Hem should be close to the last thing you sew on a garment.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 16:19:00 2019 No.14149469 File: 2.96 MB, 3206x3456, 21-08-16.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14144768 I made the t shirt in this picture

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 16:20:47 2019 No.14149478 File: 1.03 MB, 2000x2196, 13-09-16.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14149469 and these trousers apart from that i mostly just tailor my own stuff

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 16:44:04 2019 No.14149568 >>14144919 thanks anon. he makes it look a lot easier than it seams.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 16:46:41 2019 No.14149585 >>14149469 Hey Sick Boy, how is Renton doing? Can you do that James Bond impression again? It was really good.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 17:01:40 2019 No.14149641 >>14149585 kek

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 20:26:40 2019 No.14150284 >>14149478 nice cat

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 23:37:34 2019 No.14150735 >>14149478 W-2c jeans?

Anonymous Mon Mar 4 00:35:08 2019 No.14150888

>>14144781
You're mostly right. It can really help with understanding patterns and construction, which in turn helps with tailoring and knowing when/if a garment is priced fairly. Even if you can't make something you would wear, it will make you a smarter consumer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 04:48:57 2019 No.14151296 >>14150735 believe they are the one offs from blurfaces range

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 07:35:13 2019 No.14151506 >>14149469 >>14149478 did you actually make those or just cut pre-existing shit and sew it together

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 19:10:09 2019 No.14152927 >>14151506 bump

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 19:31:28 2019 No.14152971 >>14144768 I had a burns supper back in Januari so I made a scottish kilt and accompanying beret for the occasion. It was rather easy on the sewing part, it was harder to properly iron in the pleats

Anonymous Mon Mar 4 19:41:35 2019 No.14153007

As someone who has only created garbage with a sewing machine I will say this, it’s really really fun.

Just make sure you know the weight of your fabric and pre-wash that shit if you can. Patterning is easy but always go larger with measuring. It’s easier to take away than to add.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 20:38:59 2019 No.14153146 >>14152971 i hope you mean a tam o shanter

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 21:08:50 2019 No.14153211 >>14144781 >unpractical Found the retard who can't sew. I sew most of my own clothes now and have a decent online store going. At cost, even a basic T-shirt is a million times nicer than consumer if you know how to construct it properly.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 00:53:48 2019 No.14153639 >>14153211 Rly? Cool. Got pics?

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 02:31:38 2019 No.14153792 >>14153146 Yes actualy, I didn't know they were called that

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 05:19:34 2019 No.14154111 >>14144781 >Painting your own pictures from scrap is stupid and completely impractical.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 06:26:07 2019 No.14154208 File: 791 KB, 2508x3344, PicsArt_03-05-12.25.12.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14145904 Its exciting lads

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 17:28:37 2019 No.14155498 >>14154208 nice. Looks like you've got a good start.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 17:35:53 2019 No.14155522 >>14147879 you look like an npc from a sci-fi game that's not a bad thing

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 17:36:53 2019 No.14155528 Are there any good resources for learning how to sew men's clothing? I don't even know what kind of machine I should start out with. And an introductory guide to pattern making recommendation would be nice as well.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 17:38:22 2019 No.14155533 >>14153211 show us your site and/or clothes Also, recommend me some books/videos for starting out, especially patterns and shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 17:39:03 2019 No.14155536 >>14155528 There's a libgen book by Gareth Kershaw on patternmaking menswear

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 17:40:18 2019 No.14155544 >>14155536 cool, I'll check it out ty

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 21:51:04 2019 No.14156121 Going to order a machine tomorrow. Looking forward to making my own shit eventually.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 23:17:48 2019 No.14156266 >>14155522 post-collapse tattered chic is the wave

Advanced search
Text to find
Subject [?]Search by post subject. Leave empty for any.
Username [?]Search for user name. Leave empty for any user name.
Tripcode [?]Search for tripcode. Leave empty for any.
Email [?]Search by email. Leave empty for any.
Filename [?]Search by image filename. Leave empty for any.
From Date [?]Enter what date to start searching from. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
To Date [?]Enter what date to start searching until. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
Image hash
Search in	All Posts OPs Only
Deleted posts	Show all posts Show only deleted posts Only show non-deleted posts
Internal posts	Show all posts Show only internal posts Show only archived posts
Order	New posts first Old posts first
Capcode	All Posts Only by Users Only by Mods Only by Admins Only by Developers
Results	Posts Threads
Action	[ Simple ]

/fa/ - Fashion