DIY clothing tips
5 years ago
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so so many people always are asking me how to make my pants or where i got them
most of my clothes i modified myself tbh, and some shit i just made myself fully
a lot of my accessories i either bought from independent artists or made myself or were given by friends that made it
i love diy shit and i'll give some basic pointers here, tho you're welcome to PM me to get more info or resources!!
SO i'll preface this by saying, please don't buy clothes made by large companies that are meant to look "handmade" or "poor"
this really just feels like you're shitting on the entire concept of like the creativity in making your own clothes, and also shits on poor people to achieve a "look" with only financial gain rather than hard work and experience
but if you aren't able to modify your own clothing for reasons like mobility issues or you don't have fine-motor skills then its totally fair, but then i'd just reccomend to buy from independent artists instead or asking other friends into diy to help you, so big companies aren't taking advantage of diy and punk culture for profit
aswell as do some research into the clothing you like, although it might seem like just clothing to you for many people their shit was so decorated cause it was the only clothing they had, and were forced to use safety pins to keep it together because there was no other option. Not taking into account the cultural impact of clothes disregards their experiences and lives and just seems very selfish.
but ya modifying your own clothes can take a lot of effort, especially for things that require a lot of handsewing, ive had my crust pants for 5 years now and am just constantly modifying it with probs like 30 hours of handsewing in total haha
I rip em open in the summer to allow more air flow, and patch em up again in the winter to keep warm, so i wear them like 90% of the time haha
just do some research into ways to modify clothing
like adding fabric, embelishments, ripping shit up, sewing straps on or whatever that are things you enjoy
keep a notebook of things you want to do and plan out and research how you'll achieve that
like im not fucking paying some "alt fashion" company 40$ for a pants chain when I could just go to a hardware store and buy some chains and clips for less than 10$
at least then i know where the materials are coming from and who made it
gain inspiration from independant artists that put a lot of dedication into their work, though do not replicate it the exact same way
steal from large companies trying to profit off of subcultures they got no business being in, fuckin staple a shirt together
i dunno doing shit myself and making unique things is very close to my heart and i been doing it since i could choose my own clothing haha and I greatly encourage others that want to to explore it too!!
so so many people always are asking me how to make my pants or where i got them
most of my clothes i modified myself tbh, and some shit i just made myself fully
a lot of my accessories i either bought from independent artists or made myself or were given by friends that made it
i love diy shit and i'll give some basic pointers here, tho you're welcome to PM me to get more info or resources!!
SO i'll preface this by saying, please don't buy clothes made by large companies that are meant to look "handmade" or "poor"
this really just feels like you're shitting on the entire concept of like the creativity in making your own clothes, and also shits on poor people to achieve a "look" with only financial gain rather than hard work and experience
but if you aren't able to modify your own clothing for reasons like mobility issues or you don't have fine-motor skills then its totally fair, but then i'd just reccomend to buy from independent artists instead or asking other friends into diy to help you, so big companies aren't taking advantage of diy and punk culture for profit
aswell as do some research into the clothing you like, although it might seem like just clothing to you for many people their shit was so decorated cause it was the only clothing they had, and were forced to use safety pins to keep it together because there was no other option. Not taking into account the cultural impact of clothes disregards their experiences and lives and just seems very selfish.
but ya modifying your own clothes can take a lot of effort, especially for things that require a lot of handsewing, ive had my crust pants for 5 years now and am just constantly modifying it with probs like 30 hours of handsewing in total haha
I rip em open in the summer to allow more air flow, and patch em up again in the winter to keep warm, so i wear them like 90% of the time haha
just do some research into ways to modify clothing
like adding fabric, embelishments, ripping shit up, sewing straps on or whatever that are things you enjoy
keep a notebook of things you want to do and plan out and research how you'll achieve that
like im not fucking paying some "alt fashion" company 40$ for a pants chain when I could just go to a hardware store and buy some chains and clips for less than 10$
at least then i know where the materials are coming from and who made it
gain inspiration from independant artists that put a lot of dedication into their work, though do not replicate it the exact same way
steal from large companies trying to profit off of subcultures they got no business being in, fuckin staple a shirt together
i dunno doing shit myself and making unique things is very close to my heart and i been doing it since i could choose my own clothing haha and I greatly encourage others that want to to explore it too!!
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good luck in your quest and hope ya find some stuff that makes ya happy ;3
but ya i know writing down ideas helps me a lot in terms of remembering them and actually planning out how to do them lol
tho thats mostly cause im afraid of people directly ripping off my ideas welps, tho theyre sometimes seen in drawings of my fursona lol
but ya most of my stuff is like black fabric with white string to mend and patch shit up so it contrasts, but ya you're welcome to change those colours to better fit what you want too or that haha >:33
and ofc ya if you want more specific tips of whatever feel free to private message me or whatever lol
and for holes near seams i'd recommend trimming away frayed ends and then using a back-stitch with similar color to the fabric to sew it together
if the hole is very big and you're not able to just hold the fabric together and sew it you might have to put a patch on it, and ya just get the closest fabric to it and use a similar colour thread if you wan't it to be not be as visible