This hoodie has 18 addressable LEDs controlled by an Adafruit Gemma board. They were connected using stainless steel conductive thread. This hoodie is made to be worn over something and never in the rain as the traces are not insulated. The stars themselves are laser cut polyester with a small amount of polyfill used to diffuse …
Category: Clothes
T-Shirt Kimono Tutorial
I had an old robe that I loved when I first tried this idea a couple year ago. But the first robe had no belt loops and the belt was quickly lost. I also overestimated the width and it was dreadfully unwieldy to wear but so soft. Check out the full tutorial at instructables.com/id/T-Shirt-Kimono-Robe/
Hacking, hoarding and beating the heat
Recently the bay area experienced a hard core heatwave. It was hot. No regular hot but “oh, my god make it stop, climate change aaaaahhhhhh” hot. This coincided to my wardrobe losing its luster. I needed clothes I liked that, that would feel good in the heat and be suitable for work. I also have …
Snowfall Dress Build
I used about 440 WS2812b LEDs + one 100foot string of fairy lights to create this dress. I used a Flora Board to control it and 4 large batteries to power it. Not lite by any means but bright and pretty for a good long time. These are some quick pics from New Years Eve.
Splashy Chef’s Coat
This project was of course for burning man. I was handed a chef’s coat and a handful of random fairy lights and EL Wire from Cool Neon and asked to “do something cool”. Because this was for burning man I wanted to be sure the design could be seen from all sides. and stand up …
Puppy Print PJ’s
So a good friend of mine loves dogs… and I had a gift giving occasion and this awesome cotton flannel with puppies printed all over it. Lounge wear was so the way to go. I used McCalls M6252 pattern but really didn’t follow the instructions ’cause well they were pj pants. Before I started I traced …
Style in my nerdwear
I like a good nerdy t-shirt. Unfortunately they are done usually with the graphic on the front in a really boxy format. Neither of which looks or feels good to wear. So I paired a R2 Shirt with a navy blue t-shirt of approximately the same weight to create a mash-up that was more fun …
Quicky summer sundress
When I made this one it felt totally like cheating. I used the pre-shirred fabric from Joann’s I got on sale. I couldn’t find a snapshot on the site but basically it was this but in the black and white pattern. I used my dress dummy to fit the fabric creating the dress with …
Duct tape prom dress
Mekayla and I made this dress for her prom way back in 2010… it was great fun doing the drafting for this Duct Tape creation and working with Mekayla was dreamy… though after working on it I didn’t want to see duct tape for about 2 years.
wrap dress pattern modifiction
So this stated from a pattern I made from a ready-to-wear dress I picked up. I thought this could look really cute as a wrap dress. And here it is in action No really here it is in action materials Pattern paper fabric thread tools Serger Sewing machine Pins Tailor’s chalk pencil ruler This …
dress pattern from ready to wear
This is the copy I made from a ready to wear dress. So I spotted the polka dot dress at Ross and it fit pretty well… it was smidge too small. But not by much. It is what I call a great “standing” dress. As in it looks great standing but not as much sitting …
Butterick B5001 Dress with a 20’s twist
For this dress I started with a now out of print Butterick Pattern for a mock wrap dress (B5001) in size 22 (according to the pattern package). I modified the bust to wrap a bit more securely and fit my shorter stockier torso… they made that pattern for the average woman, whom they …
empire waist sweater recon
This sweater recon is based on this tutorial I found on Craftster.org. I tweaked the steps a bit. Steps Try on and mark sleeves Put on dress dummy and mark under bust Lay flat and cut off excess and up the center front Place top on dress dummy and arrange the wrap, mark the …
Elvis is in the building
After attending a workshop at the Rock Paper Scissors collective I used essentially the same technique but instead of starting with a hand drawing I started with an illustration and a laser cutter. Equipment laster cutter flash heater mylar screen spray adhesive Permanent spray adhesive squeegee ink cardboard or wood plank Plastic spoons Paper towels Prep: Clean your …
old school screen printing @ Rock, Paper Scissors Collective
Done at a free work shop at the Rock Paper Scissors Collective. This was done stencil style using: Acrylic Paint Mylar Spray adhesive Exacto Sheer fabric old picture frames