#punk diy

[hopegrasping]

Let go of the idea that diy will inherently look shit. All your clothes are handmade you just don't see the people doing it.

[suspect-device]

stop censoring yourself!! it is something i keep seeing young kids on here doing and its so disheartening. censorship is inherently fascist. you need to say what you mean, you need to talk about uncomfortable topics, if we allow social media algorithms to impact how we speak in real life we are doomed. people are not unalived they are killed or murdered, people are not 🍇ed they are raped. if you can not speak about the realities of oppresion and violence truthfully you might aswell not be speaking at all.

[sunanthrope]

"I don't know what to put on my jacket!! I don't have patches!!"

Things I have on my jacket and my partners have on their jackets that aren't patches:

A metal brooch(?) I think it's some kind of ornament. It's metal and has rhinestones on it

A bumper sticker. It's stuck and sewed on

A lanyard. I got it from an ACLU labor union meeting at the state capitol

A metal beetle that broke off a bracelet

Extra pockets, a fabric glasses case, a lighter holder, a built-in cigarette pouch, etc. Good for hiding shit

On that note, a built-in first aid kit

Belt loops from old pants. Good for clipping carabiners and keychains. Also good for yk. Belts

Embroidered barbed wire with dental floss/jewelry wire. Did scratch himself and other people with it tho so be careful.

The back patch on my jacket is just the front of an old band T shirt

Spikes (you can make these out of monster or soda cans)

Detachable sleeves for winter. Made with old zippers

An eyelet hole big enough to plug headphones thru while keeping an iPod in the pocket

Built in sewing kit

Built in watch and compass (badass as hell)

Punk isn't copy and paste. That's the whole point. Get creative

[coveredinredpaint]

punk rat

you could say he's wearing a rattlevest

i made him for my bf, were making rats that look like ourselves to swap them.

i am so proud of how this little guy turned out, his jacket is looking better than mine, and its fully from scraps and other stuff i still had laying around

added a "misfits" patch, a rat skull patch and a trans anarchy patch, drew some gay stuff one the inside

i gave him piercings to match mine too, and gave his jacket buttons so you can close it! altho it is but tight but it looks better this way.

plus some closeups of the details:

gave him an arm cuff and a tail cuff, i avoided using shark spikes so he's still somewhat huggable

he is my son and im glad my bf is getting custody of him cause i wouldnt be able to give him away to anyone else.

[possibly-emu]

Making patches :]

[jester-i-hardly-know-her]

"I wish I could make my own patch pants!"

Listen to me. I am grabbing you by the face. You can. I need you to lock in. You can do it. You don't need expensive or brand new pants. Thrift a pair of pants. Get a pair your friend doesn't wear anymore. Ask around to see if people are getting rid of their clothing. There are pants. I promise. Okay. Get a plain shirt. Get some plain fabric. Same routine. Old shirts. Friend shirts. Old sheet. Cheap thrift shirt. Promotional tote bag you got two years ago. Hey. Look at me. You're doing great. You do not even need paint and a paint brush. You can get an acrylic paint pen. Write something on the fabric. Anything. Fun saying. Pronouns. Political opinion. Song lyrics. Anything. Cut out the fabric. Slap it on the pants. The hardest part is the sewing, but you are being so brave. It is thread through hole, then needle in and out of fabric. YouTube is your friend. Don't have thread? I've only ever used dental floss. The kind you can get at any store. It doesn't have to look good. It's not supposed to. The point is that you did it. You can do it. Hey, look at me. You can do it. Make the pants.

[strobilomyces-strobilaceus]

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