Anyone make their own clothes?

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

A77 Munichs?

[chingon]

I was about to ask the same question as posted on the previous page...

any recommend a fabric shop in Los Angeles? I'm looking for small amounts of cool jersey/sweatshirt material.

thanks!

[ejm285]

try mood (pico & la cienega), never been but they'd seem to have what you'd need

[chingon]

dope, I didn't know there was a Mood in LA. ( I'm only familiar from PJ Runway )

Thanks!

[thomas_highstreet]

right, because I'm not looking for denim, sweatshirt and t-shirt fabrics is most interesting

timely i know, but for sweatshirting and jersey cloth house is quite good.

not sure about their denim at the moment. shop around.

[larssss]

crocheted scarf

merino wool

warm stuff

[mr fluffernutter]

i like the texture on it

[qom]

looks good, how long did it take you?

[larssss]

3-4 hours i think, longer than a movie

[panicnation]

Looks like an octopus is eating your head, but in a good way.

[Guest]

A friend and I have been working on a little denim project for a while now. We've received the first 7 samples (4 mens cuts, 3 womens).. Quite happy with the mens fit, the womens are in for major alterations though.. Patterns have been fixed and we should have the 2nd samples back soon!

[roboboy]

^^^Ur in Aus yeah? would love to check them out when they drop.

Is it just the photo or is the coin pocket rlly slanted?

[bennyben]

What is the best way to start learning this stuff?

I would imagine acquiring basic sewing skills by taking a class?

Any ideas?

I'm looking into taking some classes at joans fabric and then some knitting clases at a local place.

[ProfMonnitoff]

yeah basically unless you can sew, you can't do a single thing. you can't even really conceptualize anything because you don't know how fabrics and cuts and everything work.

[cabl3]

yeah...a good way to start once you learn to sew, is altering/dissasembling clothes you already have...it will give you the basic understanding of how most things work.

having a vivid imagination helps too...well that and paired with a healthy obsession for clothing, haha

[Francis Xavier]

if you agonize over the way everything fits you and obsess over clothing in general (welcome to sufu) then you should be able to pick up a few basic skills by practice, like sewing. Make a pillow or some shit. Then, pick up:

I have this one. Pretty straight forward.

[bennyben]

Thanks for the advice. I'm enrolling into a sewing class now might need to get a sewing machine because the one my mom has is ghetto as hell.

hah yeah i do tend to obsess over that stuff. like sitting in class and examining the construction of something I'm waring instead of doing something more productive like taking notes or daydreaming about the girl who sits in front of me.

[Bullenstein]

http://www.kid-a.ca/

[Fabulaz]

holy shit shut up how are you not banned

[Tyro1]

http://www.kid-a.ca/

you made the blank t-shirts that that douche prints on?

[chingon]

is there any where to grab cool patterns off the internet? I mean like a pair of decent men's shorts

[qom]

define cool

most of the patterns for men are from the 80's or earlier, it's pretty hard to just snag some pattern of ebay and be happy with it, you probably have to do alterations to pretty much any pattern you get.

it's probably easier to get a pair of decent men's short a tear them apart and try to copy them right off and then add/remove pockets or whatever you want to do

that's what I think anyway

[cabl3]

that would be my approach.

yes.

[chingon]

thanks for the reply. by cool I mean better than all the shit patterns i've come across my self. I need to cop shorts first....

[Fabulaz]

half done sweatpants, couldn't finish it because my machine can't handle all of the layers when putting on the waist. =(

in-set pockets:

[_ironman]

those look pretty nice fabulaz

[the Repeater]

thanks for the reply. by cool I mean better than all the shit patterns i've come across my self. I need to cop shorts first....

Another option I recommend is to ballpark the pattern with a cheap fabric (if what you're going to be using is more costlier) and pin/whipstich it together, make alterations, then use that as your pattern for the end garment.

[anthonyhong]

That is seriously impressive...

[mr fluffernutter]

interesting shit fabulayz.. keep us updated

[armardo]

Here are some items I made over the summer here in Oz (Australia)

ready for winter

Hooded Coat

100% Cotton Drill

Hooded, Slightly A-Line, Front Pockets, 'Trench' style vent on the back

Sleeveless Tee

100% Viscose Jersey

Simple pleat on the front, Twisted side seam

Sleeveless Tee with attached scarf/cape/hood

100% Cotton Jersey and Pique

Can be worn multiple ways

I have a shity camera so please excuse the bad quality photos