/DIY/ THREAD:

[Anonymous No.15126239]

post WIP, patterns, PDFs, etc

[Anonymous No.15126288]

love me a DIY thread

[Anonymous No.15126295]

[Anonymous No.15126300]

[Anonymous No.15127636]

[Anonymous No.15127932]

>>15126239
>>15126288
best thread on /fa/. love seeing DIY threads, just wish they were more common

[Anonymous No.15127988]

>>15127932
a true shame that these only come up every few weeks and die before bump limit

[Anonymous No.15128020]

Does anyone have good patterns for mens pants? Wanna try to re-create some wool pants I have without cutting them up for a pattern.

Pic related similar to what mine looks like.

[Anonymous No.15128148]

cool thread don't let it die

[Anonymous No.15128608]

I just made a tire print shirt using my car, which was fun. No idea what I'll wear with it, I'm not really a car-focused dude. Just had a fun idea.

After making it, I saw that a bunch of people have done this already on etsy, but thats the way she goes I guess.

[Anonymous No.15128612]

>>15128608
that is kinda sick how did you go about doing that?

[Anonymous No.15128615]

>>15128608
Fever. Good on you Anon

[Anonymous No.15128623]

>>15128612
taped a shirt to a large sheet of chloroplast I had hanging around (I work at an arts centre), applied some acrylic to the wheel of my car (make sure you do more of the wheel than you think you need), and backed it up over the t-shirt. Acrylic works pretty well on fabric, you can even wash it, and i'll stay.

[Anonymous No.15128631]

>>15128623
Now that I've tested it on a thrift store shirt, I might doing it again using a good white uniqlo T, so it at least fits better.

[Anonymous No.15128655]

I also somewhat modified these jeans and shirt. Originally was just going to have the shirt say 'A Band On Hope' (harhar), but dropped some of the red paint on the wolf eyes, and it kind snowballed from there. Now it's overly edgy, so I only wear with a zip hoodie overtop.

The jeans were ripping all over the place, so hand sewed some patches to say Thigh and Knee on them.

I hope I can learn to machine sew at some point, it's fun to mod clothes, even if the results are kinda bad.

[Anonymous No.15128660]

>>15128623
awesome, i really like the idea of that design, might give it a go at some point feel like my /fa/ is lacking

[Anonymous No.15128668]

>>15128660
Now to slap a 'SUPREME' logo on there and sell it for $300!

[Anonymous No.15128673]

>>15128668

[Anonymous No.15128925]

any good websites for buying fabric?

[Anonymous No.15128932]

>>15128925
Its kinda gay but I had good experience buying fabric from etsy...you can find some cool prints and deadstock vintage shit

[Anonymous No.15128957]

>>15126239
newfag here, how did anon tighten the pants like that?

[Anonymous No.15128981]

Still not sure if I should attempt to wax this jacket.

[Anonymous No.15128991]

>>15128981
Another candidate for wax.

[Anonymous No.15129014]

>>15128991
I wouldn’t wax either of them desu, the starting frame’s kinda shit. Starting to sag too from many washes.

[Anonymous No.15129105]

Been thinking of painting some Lichtenstein art onto old milsurp stuff, thoughts? I really like the idea of pop art contrasted with military garb

[Anonymous No.15129154]

>>15129105
Do it man. I made a crying girl patch out of leather and put it on a jacket. people have stopped to ask about it a few times.

>>15128020
Libgen has a book called menswear patterning by Garrett Kershaw. Give it a read.

I'm still an amateur, but I've made around 10 jackets. If you guys have any questions about easy sewing projects or basic techniques, let me know.

[Anonymous No.15129303]

>>15129154
any advice for tips on getting started? just general shit, anything helps

[Anonymous No.15129501]

>>15128608
sick

[Anonymous No.15129533]

>>15126239
I have some old jeans that are too big from when I was a fat teenager, does anyone have experience with intentionally shrinking stuff? In hot water for instance.

[Anonymous No.15129750]

>>15129303
Learn how to sew a straight line, and your local fabrics store will have scraps for very cheap, use these. Also, lots of folks like to start with a T shirt as their first project to make from scratch, but that involves using stretch materials for the collar. I'd actually recommend a simple vest. Lastly, think about order of operations in your sewing. A lot of times, you'll be seeing things inside out, so figure out what you need to do first and what you can do last to ensure a clean finish.

>>15129533
Cotton can shrink, but not as severely as wool. You can try using the washing machine on hot, but it's not guaranteed to work.

[Anonymous No.15129819]

>>15129014
The second one has internal drawstrings I could remove and iron out the creases. Still has a lot of details and I'm unsure how much of the collar I should do.

[Anonymous No.15129832]

>>15129533
How much bigger are they? You can shrink cotton a tiny bit, but you will most likely need to get a sewing machine out and make some real alterations.

[Anonymous No.15129868]

I found white levi's 501s from a thrift today.
I'm not really a fan of all white jeans. how should I customize them?

and no, I'm not going to doodle all over them with a marker like a retard. thinking about textile paint and stencils or airbrushing.

[Anonymous No.15130205]

>>15129868
dip dye could be cool

[Anonymous No.15130214]

Here's a pair of glasses I made myself

[Anonymous No.15130220]

>>15130214
neat, never seen anyone make glasses before. what's the process?

[Anonymous No.15130333]

>>15129832
Not drastically, they fit but they're wider than I like to wear now.

[Anonymous No.15130391]

going to try and alter my dads old 34x34 levi 501s to my size which is more like 27x30. they are quite a dark wash so not very fashionable but if they actually fit i reckon they would still look good

[Anonymous No.15130703]

>>15130220
Drew them, the arms and the circles on a dedicated software. Cut the gross shape through an Italian acetate board. Sand it manually and mechanically for days on. Drill holes where they need to be, including inside the circles, mount/screw/rivet the hardware, cut the lenses, mount everything. It took me one month in a specialized workshop as an intern with no prior experience

[Anonymous No.15130722]

>>15128981
Cool Lustre patch. Dunno if I'd wax though.

[Anonymous No.15130895]

>>15130703
Very cool anon! What are you making next?
>>15130391
Resizing pants is hard, especially if you want to retain the original waistband without cutting it in the back.

[Anonymous No.15131167]

>>15129154
very nice

[Anonymous No.15131904]

>>15129750
thanks for the advice. know a touch about pattern cutting and all that but always good to be reminded about it

[Anonymous No.15132044]

>>15128981
what's the original jacket?

[Anonymous No.15132155]

>>15129154
where do you get good men's patterns from?

[Anonymous No.15132213]

Frunt

[Anonymous No.15132220]

How hard would it be to make these? I already have the carhartt carpenter pants. Is it possible to do with a simple sewing machine? I'd have to taper them and add flares to them

[Anonymous No.15132222]

I think they posted outta order but this is my edgy garage print

[Anonymous No.15132242]

>>15132044
Seems like someone asks every time I post it
https://forcesuniformandkit.co.uk/collections/all-army-surplus-jackets-and-coats/products/czech-night-camo-shirt-jacket?variant=16038602539102
>>15130559
Pic related are the jackets before dye

[Anonymous No.15132255]

>>15132220
If you're new to sewing, I'd imagine that's a little more advanced, but doable. I'm okay on a sewing machine, but I definitely found tapering my pants to be challenging. I have one unsuccessful attempt from a while back. Shit, maybe I'll get back to it now that I've got quarantime.

[Anonymous No.15132377]

Does anybody know what kind of rubber CCP uses for the drips? I have some old boots that are beyond saving and I want to experiment on them

[Anonymous No.15132596]

>>15132155
I make my own, but you can buy them or if you're cheap, you can transcribe them. Transcribing works as follows: find your pattern online, oftentimes it will have a preview image with all of the components. Save that image and open it in paint. Create a relative scale by using an approximation, such as, I know the zipper will be 22 inches, so how many pixels is that in paint. Draw straight lines in paint and note the pixel distances, as shown in the bottom of the window. Measure everything you need to and then draw it out.

As for making your own, you can measure based on an item you already have, and then modify it as needed. Don't forget your seam allowances.

[Anonymous No.15132608]

>>15130895
right now I'm doing my internship with a guy that's pretty famous in the avant-garde fashion scene but recently he's been doing product design more than fashion, which is convenient for me because I'm a product designer aswell

[Anonymous No.15132613]

>>15132608
That sounds real cool. Can you post some more of your work?

I'll post more jackets I've made if anyone is interested. Some of them you may have seen before in prior threads from the past 2-3 years.

[Anonymous No.15132646]

Currently working on this bandana shirt. For my first diy project, i'm surprised how well this is turning out

[Anonymous No.15132653]

>>15132646
Oh also what's the best (free) way to get patterns?

[Anonymous No.15132694]

>>15132646
neat, reminds me of visvim shirts a lil

[Anonymous No.15132789]

>>15132220
had my mom do that for me with an old pair of wranglers. didnt add any extra material to the flare, just made the thighs tight and then it widen up to the same diameter leg opening.

[Anonymous No.15133434]

This one is kind of by me, I found the shirts and came up with the concept (again, I know it's not original), but ultimately had to rely on a friend much better at sewing than I to put them together.

[Anonymous No.15133456]

>>15133434
but...why?

[Anonymous No.15133465]

>>15133456
Dunno, pink and purple is a colour combo I like, and the double tone is kinda 90's. Looks good with grey pants and sneakers.

[Anonymous No.15133773]

>>15133434
This will work better with older jcrew shirts. Make sure they are the thick cotton button down (this means the collar is buttoned down) because it will continue to age and wear with every wash in a pleasant way. Good on you for experimenting, hope to see more of your diy ideas/progress.

[Anonymous No.15134214]

>>15133773
Thanks anon! Most of my material comes from thrifts stores, so ill keep my eyes peeled for jcrew

[Anonymous No.15134364]

>>15128991
w2c this one?

[Anonymous No.15134366]

>>15134364
guessing most milsurp places, its a belgian field jacket btw

[Anonymous No.15134387]

>>15129154
what materials is that jacket? do you have an instagram to show the jackets you made?

[Anonymous No.15134390]

Thinking of making myself some flares. Whats the best way to go about this?

[Anonymous No.15134394]

>>15133434
can we see the back?

[Anonymous No.15134598]

>>15134387
Herringbone and corduroy. I do not have a public insta, but I can share more projects.

[Anonymous No.15135707]

Some more DIY work.

[Anonymous No.15135736]

>>15135707
the yellow one on the middle looks really nice. Love the collar

[Anonymous No.15135775]

>>15128655
Very much dig the mods. My only criticism is that things are appearing too "matchy" with the consistent red and mono tones, maybe something with different pop of color with even the lanyard. Those chucks are also giving me van halen vibes, in a good way though.

[Anonymous No.15135781]

>>15132646
I would order one.

[Anonymous No.15136158]

Might as well post my concept, I want to make "sharp" looking bucket/,boonie hat out of wool flannel/felt/melton similarto pic related. I want to have a relatively flat-ish brim that is still flexible and maybe give the crown a slight teardrop shape. This is all just a pipedream though, I suck at hand sewing and have never used a machine so I doubt I can execute this properly.

[Anonymous No.15136181]

>>15128981
I've had one of these jackets for nigh on a year now. Been meaning to modify it but was never sure what to do with it. What did you dye yours with?

[Anonymous No.15136302]

>>15136158
Maybe you could try felting the whole thing

[Anonymous No.15136514]

>>15135775
Thanks dude. I was wearing a black hoodie with some turqoise highlights to break it up a bit, I took it off to get a full pic of the t-shirt. I agree though that maybe the t-shirt, pants and shoes are a little too white n' red together in general. I ain't Jack White over here.

The shoes are van halen's chucks, you can still buy 'em online.

>>15134394
Maybe eventually, it's too late right now. It's pretty good on the back though, the lady who did it for me is a pretty decent seamstress.

>>15136158
You can always commission someone who can. It's good to pay artists for their skills if you lack them, and it'll be really special and unique to you.

[Anonymous No.15136911]

>>15132646
And it's done! Would probably change a couple of things for the next one like arm length and especially material, but not bad for a first try.
>>15132694
kind of what I was going for, Amiri has a Bandana shirt as well but I'm not going to pay 900 $ for a shirt I can kinda make myself
>>15135781
thanks, probably the best compliment I can get

[Anonymous No.15136966]

>>15126295
>>15126300

Any more info on this?

[Anonymous No.15136978]

>>15136514
>You can always commission someone who can.
You know, I never thought of that. I'd still like to do DIY projects in general (all pants should have side adjusters) but if I could find someone to make my hate well then I probably should go that route.

[Anonymous No.15136988]

>>15128991
please wax this and post results

[Anonymous No.15137134]

>>15136966
i cant post it here but it should be able to be found via google

[Anonymous No.15137274]

>>15136911
Looks fresh dude, nicely done!

>>15136978
I'm an artist, and while it's fun to get out of your comfort zone and try new skills and styles, it's also good to acknowledge your own inexperience in some avenues if you want something done right. But that shouldn't stop you from capitalizing on an idea. Artists should pay each other for their assistance or help on projects (unless they straight up want to collaborate), to help the artists economy along. I draw lots of my own comics, but If I don't have the skills to draw something in my mind to my own satisfaction, I have no issue paying someone to draw the comic for me so I can publish it. It's still my story.

[Anonymous No.15137475]

Can I get a list of good summer fabrics. Thinking of making some sort of summer Hanten out of sseersucker, but kinda iffy on it

[Anonymous No.15137554]

bump

[Anonymous No.15137714]

>>15137475
just use linen

[Anonymous No.15138145]

>>15136911
looksgood.wav
buttons are a bit off centre but who fucking cares, it's a cool shirt and you made it yourself

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[Anonymous No.15139007]

>>15136911
looks sad, i have a rag with the exact same pattern that use for cleaning dust at my place

[Anonymous No.15139014]

>>15128655
Shirt is edgy but if you're not edgy it's pretty cool. The patches are stupid though. Decent outfit

[Anonymous No.15139041]

>>15136911
do u have a pattern for it?

[Anonymous No.15139044]

I have a couple of name tapes from the Navy and have been thinking about putting them on a jacket or something, anyone got any ideas for what I should do with them? Any jackets or anything they would look good on? I have a black denim Levi jacket but they don't really fit well with it. (They have my last name on them, they don't say NAME or US NAVY obviously)

[Anonymous No.15139155]

>>15139044
put them around your right upper arm of the jacket

[Anonymous No.15139165]

>>15136911
I thibnk it could better pattern matching to make the fro n symmetrical. Maybe also look for something to put in the collar to male it stiffer. Don't know how it's usually done.

Other than that it's decent execution on a really good concept.

[Anonymous No.15139173]

Does graphic design count? Didn't print this myself, but I have some vauge idea of commissioning prints on milsurp stuff and selling on Etsy

[Anonymous No.15139179]

>>15137475
Linen is the obvious answer.

I'm working on a summer jacket made out of cotton muslin. It's breathable but a bit see-through so probably not good if you're not wearing anything under it

[Anonymous No.15139182]

bvmp

[Anonymous No.15139185]

>>15138145
yeah, I struggled with the placement of the buttons and making the holes
>>15139007
I guess that's where you'd usually find Paisley patterns
>>15139041
I do, bought it online because I couldn't find a free version
>>15139165
completely agree. Realised this after I cut the pieces out though and i didn't feel like sewing 3 Bandanas together again. Also concerning the collar usually there's a second material beneath the outer fabric to make it stiffer which I didn't have, but since this was just a first try I'm not too bothered about it.

[Anonymous No.15139243]

Best way to turn shirt from tail to non-tail? Would cutting it suffice?

[Anonymous No.15139279]

>>15136181
just regular black dye in a washing machine

[Anonymous No.15139281]

>>15139279
kinda regret I didn't do navy. I thing that would have looked cool.

[Anonymous No.15139334]

>>15126239
>/DIY/ THREAD
>>15128148
>>15127932
new "diy" room on our Server
https://discord.gg/RczH7u
You can also create your own rooms on our server.

[Anonymous No.15139347]

>>15130205
I second this. Or maybe Tie dye?

[Anonymous No.15139434]

>>15139185
That second material is called interfacing. You can buy it and it irons right on, or do it the old fashioned way and use canvas. That's actually one of the key distinctions between quality of suit jackets, is it fused (iron on interfacing) or canvassed (sewn in interfacing).

[Anonymous No.15139438]

>>15132646
Based

[Anonymous No.15139450]

>>15139014
I'm not edgy. Thanks for the compliment, I still might remake the shirt to be less bloody, with a different graphic. I still like "a band on hope".

The patches thing seemed a bit cooler in my mind than in practice. I like anatomy charts, so I thought I could channel that somehow. The whole look is probably a little disingenuous though, it's more punk than I actually am.

[Anonymous No.15139490]

>>15139334
>https://discord.gg/RczH7u
Why did you ban me you silly fucks

[Anonymous No.15140416]

>>15139334
>wah wah why aren't there diy threads
>discord for 4chan posts instead of just posting here
fuck you
fuck off

[Anonymous No.15141154]

>>15140416
imagine
>being this angry at the world

[Anonymous No.15141594]

>>15139334
what an actual shitshow of a server

[Anonymous No.15141678]

>>15141154
generally at peace with the world, I'm angry at you for being a retard
fuck off

[Anonymous No.15141681]

Anyone has some oversized or regular t-shirt sewing pattern? I know it’s easy to make a tee, but still would be glad for help

[Anonymous No.15141693]

>>15139173
Did a vectorization of this vintage illustration. Not sure how to use it, but something like this or a pattern propably

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[Anonymous No.15142827]

>>15141693
nice
you'd have to silkscreen it to preserve detail, right?

[Anonymous No.15142879]

>>15126300
>>15126295
>>15129154
>Libgen has a book called menswear patterning by Garrett Kershaw. Give it a read.

Whats the process for going from these designs to an actual working piece of clothing? Im bored during the quarantine and have fabric and a sewing machine.

[Anonymous No.15142887]

>>15142879
Make your paper pattern, then arrange it onto the fabric. Then, draw using a fabric marker and then cut out the panels. Then, sew them together. As for sewing steps, I usually start with the body panels first, sewing them into a vest shape. Then you do the sleeves. Sew the sleeves into the body. Always sew right sides in, wrong sides out, and use lots of pins. Of you aren't going to line your jacket, zig zag stitch the edges so they won't fray. I do the waistbands last to seal the garment, as they always have topstitching.

[Anonymous No.15142898]

>>15142827
Yea nah it'll be dtg

[Anonymous No.15143326]

>>15142879
dont you think youre gonna get it done in an afternoon

[Anonymous No.15143617]

>>15142827
>>15142898
Here's a different design made with dtg. Would be cool to get into screen printing at some point, but the only real reason for me to use it is to use special ink, like for printing on leather or something.