Anyone make their own clothes?

[larssss]

well done mouko, looking forward to seeing some shots from your show (if there are any?)

you contract our your sewing or do it yourself? if you don't mind me asking?

[larssss]

Made a few things this past semester, figured I'd share

Made: Shirt/Jacket/Pants

Shirt: I guess this is the prototype, fit is alright, think I'll take it in a little bit, the sleeves need to be slimmed down as well. As you may have guessed, I was going for the Ervell look with this one

Jacket: Detail wise, this is a S/S 08 Ervell coat, cept they don't sell Ervell in Vancouver, so I had to guess. I love this jacket though, I wear it all the time. Cept I couldn't find an interesting lining in time, so its lined with white mesh. ugh.

Figured the sufu'ers might like the zipper, riri for free

Jeans: Standard 5 pocket slim jean. Proto as well, fit is okay, but needs tweaking. And big props to Ande Whall and TG regarding their jeans because flat felling denim is a bitch.

[coalessence]

verry nice! where do u study?

[larssss]

Thanks man, I'm at Kwantlen in BC.

[Leonard Leroy]

Mouko, my name is Leon and I want some of your Leon clothes thanks.

[mr fluffernutter]

larss i didnt know you were so handy

[Tyro1]

I'm making an unlined wool jacket...

Its a design I did on a post it note.., and so far I have made a prototype out of Calico...

Is there anything I should know when working with wool materials, like will the edges fray badly if I dont hem them?

I'll post pics when I've finished it.

[mr fluffernutter]

i dnt knw much about sewing, but fine wool frays like a mother fucker

[Tyro1]

short of hemming the edges, what can I do to prevent this? will sexing thread close to the edge help?

[the Repeater]

Serging? Yeah.

Hemming is always best, if not, serge to backing material.

[savage science fiction]

I'm making an unlined wool jacket...

Its a design I did on a post it note.., and so far I have made a prototype out of Calico...

Is there anything I should know when working with wool materials, like will the edges fray badly if I dont hem them?

I'll post pics when I've finished it.

sounds good, if its unlined , you can try bias binding the edges instead of overlocking? looks alot cleaner/finished

[Tyro1]

Theres some sort of glue stuff you can apply to the edge to stop fraying, maybe that will do the trick...

Didnt realise I accidently wrote sexing above... that might be the last resort;)

[chingon]

short of hemming the edges, what can I do to prevent this? will sexing thread close to the edge help?

serging, zgzag over edge, or pinking shears.... but definetly the first...

[mouko]

Here are some studio pics of the clothes I previously posted

Model is Kelsey Rock from Fusion

Photographer is Carolina Palmgren (http://www.carolinapalmgrenphotography.com)

[chingon]

dope pics mouku

Last night a friend and I each made a bag, this is mine, her's had a gold zip, had more gathering, and was more boxy with a light blue lining.

[qom]

nice mouko, last pic is amazing

[mouko]

sweet bag chingon, you should try making a version in a thin lambskin and washing it. It would get nice and distressed.

[Fookums]

Awesome work mouko.

That coat looks great.

Any more pics of the other items you made?

[chingon]

here is a better pic of it being worn. I really love it. And I think the lambskin could look great, I just really don't like the idea of lambskin as a material.

x posted from chat

[Fookums]

looks way better in that pic.

Whats the material?

And how long does it take to learn how to make something like that?

Really wanna learn how to make my own clothing/accessories sometime over the summer.

[chingon]

Thanks.

I couldn't tell you what the material is exactly, 100% cotton something that is slightly off black, hoping to get some streaking later on. the lining is some ghetto broadcloth. There isn't shit for materials here in albuquerque, so we do what we can.

I took a garment construction class last semester and this is probably the best thing i've made so far. I have a pair of grey shorts I will post later that I am pretty happy with as well. the only mistakes on the bag are the wavy contrast stitching on the interior pockets, otherwise, it's pretty on point. So yeah, spend time this summer, you'll at least have a pair of shorts by the time september rolls around. I hope you have a machine, you can't really do this shit by hand unless you like to drive yourself craxy.

[armardo]

This is some of the stuff i have made.

Im happy with the shoot, but the black garments dont seem to show much of the detail, overall i think i like the atmosphere of the shoot.

Model is Stephanie from Chadwick

[stephanstrack]

Jezus, props to that. I love it, the jacket is amazing. I'm loving it, and the model is also very nice haha. Looking forward to see more of you in this topic! ciao

[m1sterko]

This is some of the stuff i have made.

Im happy with the shoot, but the black garments dont seem to show much of the detail, overall i think i like the atmosphere of the shoot.

Model is Stephanie from Chadwick

-pics removed to save space

but this should in supertrashs SuperErotic. Mildly NSFW

shes really good looking

[Cordwinder]

Bumping thread....

After reading about denim, I decided to try making own pair. I am insane considering I dont have any formal training in sewing. I dont have any other hobbies to speak of and I could do with a pair of new jeans but never can find my size here.

Im planning on copying my Levis 512 as my fit. I got 9 meters of 72cm width denim. I hoping its enough. I have a sewing machine but its basic model, I'm a little worried that the machine will break when I attempt to sew stiff denim.

Any help, suggestion, comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[Fabulaz]

9 meters????

that's enough to do 3 pairs of jeans with that width.

Depending on your denim, your machine probably won't break, but will get jammed up when you are doing parts where you have to join up more than 2-3 layers of fabric.

[Cordwinder]

I was told it was 12oz denim.

I'll post pic as soon as I get it home.

[qom]

I have a Husqvarna 2000 which is really old, perhaps 30 years or so. It had problems with 3 layers of 10oz denim. And this machine is known for being able to sew to thick things, like leather and denim.

But have a try, you'll most likely need a pair of extra needles, but it could work with a little hazzle

[Guest mac81586]

Chingon, I really like the bag. It reminds me of the Ann D bags from sometime last season. I think it was ss07 or fw07.

[Jotsko]

Theres some sort of glue stuff you can apply to the edge to stop fraying, maybe that will do the trick...

Didnt realise I accidently wrote sexing above... that might be the last resort;)

Eh, that glue junk is sad. I used the most well known brand to stop fraying on my sheer jersey jacket and it basically kept on ripping from there. BTW, sheer jersey is really thin. I tried to figure out if I applied that odd glue material incorrectly, but I couldn't figure out anything.

And yes, I make some things when I'm bored. I'm attempting to figure out this grayish-lavender drape tee that I have material for right now. Unfortunately, I don't have patience.