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29 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
HOW TO TURN OLD JEANS INTO A STYLIN NEW SKIRT
HOW TO TURN OLD JEANS INTO A STYLIN NEW SKIRTFirst, take out your old jeans, lay them out flat on the table and cut about 12 inches off the legs. If you want, you can make it shorter later. Take out your seam ripper. If you don't have a seam ripper, get one. They are cheap and will ROCK your DIY wo
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28 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Trashion Street Team Trunk Show
Hey guys, it's Mallory from MissMalaprop.com and Dismantled Designs. I wanted to let you know that we're planning a Trashion Street Team Trunk Show, to be held at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn on Friday, July 27th. You can find out a little more about the Trashion Team HERE. Even if you don't live in Br
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28 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Profile: 52 Projects
According to 52 Projects creator Jeffrey Yamaguchi, the site is, "dedicated to thinking outside the craft. It's all about projects and project-making. Project ideas, projects to create, projects to check out, and projects to participate in. DIY projects, homemade projects, writing projects..."The si
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27 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Why Would Dell Hold a Fashion Show?
What happens when you leave fashion in the hands of computer guys? I went to the Dell fashion show at Macy’s this morning not quite sure what to expect. I thought that I would see an interesting fusion between fashion and Dell’s new line of computers. In reality, however, the catwalk was covere
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26 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
How To Make a Hot Bikini out of Old T-shirts
Megan Nicolay's How-to make a hot bikini out of old tee shirts First, you need 1 extra large T-shirt..but if you like the mismatched look decide on two different colored shirts. *important note* for this lesson's purposes we are going to refer to the yellow shirt as the top shirt (yellow shirt = to
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26 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
How to make Boardshorts out of an Old Suit
Welcome to How To Tuesdays, Threadbanger's summer special. Today we are going to answer a viewer's question and show you how to make an awesome pair of board shorts out of an old business suit.Clothing You'll Need:An old suitA hawaiian shirtA tie1. Put on the pants, measure and make a mark about 2 i
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26 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
No-Sew Bikini
Don't worry ladies, we haven't forgotten about you on this, our first How-to Tuesday. We managed to track down an excellent and easy homemade bikini for the DIY females in the audience. So if you're tired of shopping for swimsuit, here is a simple way to make your own. And best of all, it involve
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26 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Kenny the Kidney
While we were in the NYC, we met a guy named Bill Brazell who works with Federated Media. He is spearheading a campaign to educate people about Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and asked rob and i if we could help by designing and constructing a costume for Kenny the Kidney*. I drew a sketch of what
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21 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Free Trip to Seattle
Heres a cool email we got about an upcoming contest where you can win a free trip to Seattle. Hello Threadbanger Folks!I work with Savers/Value Village thrift store chain (200+ stores) and am loving your site! I wanted to pass along some information on a cool campaign we’re in the midst of, as yo
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20 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Episode 18: Sleeping Bag Conclusion
In Episode 18 , we featured Corinne's aunt's church group that makes sleeping bags for the homeless. They gave us one to take into the city with us to give away and that we did. Watch the short video we shot on youtube.
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19 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Crashin Fashion
Malissa sent us this email. check out her flickr pictures at the end! enjoy!xoxoc A few others, and I thought it would be fun to create something interesting to wear and go to the "B" Scene at the Blanton Art Measuem in Austin, Tx. We did this for fun and here are the rules: Make something to wear
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18 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR
rob and i are getting ready to hop on a plane and fly home. it has been a great bout of travel...not only did we get to visit my fam in PA but we stopped by the NYC for the weekend to see our favorite people...the NextNewNetworks crew....and attend the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn. it was sooo mu
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15 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
How To Crochet
Many of you have wondered how to make flowers and other embellishment for appliques out of crochet. Well, look no further, we, at Threadheads have found a great way to make these cool things. It's simple, fun and its even better if you can re-use yarn from and old crocheted blanket or sweater (which
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15 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Fan Profile: Bianca Carrera
A great big thanks and shout out goes to Bianca Carrera. She sent us tons of pictures of her really cool and unique handmade creations made with recycled clothing and stuff from Thift Stores. Thanks Bianca and keep up the fantastic work!1. "My friend Leslie wearing a 'LOL' necklace made out of fridg
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13 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Viewer Submission: Tracey Vibert (How to hem a pair of pants)
Hey Thread Heads,You might remember Tracey from ThreadHeads Episode 7: New York fashion. What we didn't tell you is that she sent in another video on how to hem a pair of pants. This is a great bit of knowledge, especially for myself, since I have to hem almost all of my dress pants (and some of you
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08 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
How to tailor your own shirt
Recently, we received a video submission from John Paul. He wanted to know how to make a baggy shirt fit, because we all know how expensive it is to get a shirt made specifically tailored for you. We're going to show you a little method that we think is the best called the "Pinch and Pin" 1. First
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05 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
We are the proud parents of...
Our spiffy new Threadbanger forum! While it's still having some teething issues we are proud nonetheless and have already had people signing up! Thanks to everyone who are actively participating and signing up - our dream is to make this forum the new DIY hang out for Threadheads everywhere. A new
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05 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
Thread Heads Express
i am very excited to announce that Shila, who asked the question which prompted the tote bag how-to in episode 10, will be receiving a special Thread Heads delivery containing the actual tote bag that was made in the episode. Thanks again for the question Shila...i hope you are inspired to shop at y
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02 Jun
Blog: ISpyDIY
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