Saturday, February 23, 2008
bleach to make clothes
hey, this is really cool. I'm going to try it with my friend. Similar to screen printing but way easier. I saw someone who drew with bleach on their shirt, which was really cool, but i dont have any pictures of it. so check this out
Friday, February 22, 2008
make your own clothes better
Another idea about how to make your own clothes:
My friend just recently got a screen printing setup. Its basically a wooden frame (which we could have build ourselves, but that takes time) with a tight screen over it, and some paints. We just made some designs on paper, laminated them with packaging tape, and cut them out with an exacto knife. With a couple layers, we've made some really neat things.
This method is real primative. there's alos photo emulsion, where you take any picture and make a transpaency from it. then you project it onto some special paint and a very detailed screen printable stencil (its better than a stencil, but i cant think of the word) is made. If i were going to make lots of clothes, for a band or to sell on ebay or something, I'd certainly invest in some photo emulsion. but right now, the hand cut stencils are fascinating to me.
maybe its not really a way to "make your own clothes" but it is a a process used to make clothes, and you can do it yourself. I'm all about it.
My friend just recently got a screen printing setup. Its basically a wooden frame (which we could have build ourselves, but that takes time) with a tight screen over it, and some paints. We just made some designs on paper, laminated them with packaging tape, and cut them out with an exacto knife. With a couple layers, we've made some really neat things.
This method is real primative. there's alos photo emulsion, where you take any picture and make a transpaency from it. then you project it onto some special paint and a very detailed screen printable stencil (its better than a stencil, but i cant think of the word) is made. If i were going to make lots of clothes, for a band or to sell on ebay or something, I'd certainly invest in some photo emulsion. but right now, the hand cut stencils are fascinating to me.
maybe its not really a way to "make your own clothes" but it is a a process used to make clothes, and you can do it yourself. I'm all about it.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
how to make your own clothes
its easy to make your own clothes
The easiest way to make your own clothes is to go to the fabric store and pick out a pattern. You can measure yourself, usually your waist, to make sure that the pattern is your size. They'll have a tape measure there unless the fabric store is just a front for a drug operation. The pattern will have directions with it, saying what kind of fabric works best, et cetera. while your there, you should pick out what fabric you want to use also. you can't do much with the pattern without it.
Then, you can take the pattern home, with the fabric you bought also. Follow the directions on the pattern, which probably say something like: cut the pattern out, pin it onto the fabric, and cut the fabric. Make sure the pattern has left allowances for seems. If not, you probably want to leave 1/2 inch everywhere your going to sew.
Then fire up your sewing machine and start to make your own clothes.
easy?
The easiest way to make your own clothes is to go to the fabric store and pick out a pattern. You can measure yourself, usually your waist, to make sure that the pattern is your size. They'll have a tape measure there unless the fabric store is just a front for a drug operation. The pattern will have directions with it, saying what kind of fabric works best, et cetera. while your there, you should pick out what fabric you want to use also. you can't do much with the pattern without it.
Then, you can take the pattern home, with the fabric you bought also. Follow the directions on the pattern, which probably say something like: cut the pattern out, pin it onto the fabric, and cut the fabric. Make sure the pattern has left allowances for seems. If not, you probably want to leave 1/2 inch everywhere your going to sew.
Then fire up your sewing machine and start to make your own clothes.
easy?
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