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31 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Best Forum Pic of the Week
This was posted by Coffee Great Picture!P.S. The awesome wrestling mask is one of Coffee's DIY projects
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30 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Forum Member Feature: PINOYBLAZE
Hey, what can I say? He rocks! He has posted more than 200 times so far on the forum and has an average of 15.11 posts per day. Thanks for being such an awesome presence ... we really appreciate it! A little about PINOYBLAZE ... crafty fashionista Date of Birth: March 15Biography: I'
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29 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Flickr Tutorials and Awesome Reconstructions
hey there everyone! hope your weekend is going great. i just got this email and think it is awesome so had to post. enjoy! xoxo c..... Hi ThreadBangers. If you´re interested in tips on shortening and fixing your denims, check out my sewing tutorials at Flickr. Or my stencil tutorial and galleryHere
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29 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
How To Make a Jumper Skirt out of an old TEE
This tutorial was posted by forum member theinnocent9: Awhile back, I posted the T-shirt remake of a black T-shirt into a jumper skirt on the Threadbanger forum thread Megan Nicolay Generation T projects and on my blog, September Son. Well, after many requests, I finally put up a tutorial on h
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27 Jul
Blog: ThreadHeads
How to Salvage a DIY T-Shirt Disaster
A few weeks ago, we at Thread Heads showed a cool way to make your own T-Shirt design with some spray paint and a stencil. This proved to be a little tough when we neglected the fact that you needed to use acetate for your stencil. So to fix up all of those disaster shirts, we thought it our duty to
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26 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
How to Make Quilts for the Homeless
I'm so happy that so many people are interested in this project *tears well up in eyes*. Lets see how many quilts we can make! Post your pics to the forum. and for written details go to www.uglyquilts.orgmuch love to to all the thread heads out there, c
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24 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Drawstring Jumper Dress
Here is a fun summer Drawstring Jumper Dress that is fast and easy to make. The dress was submitted to Burdastyle.com by Nayatara from Brooklyn, NY. The jumper dress is an adaption of a little girl's summer jumper and the best part is that it does not require any pattern.You will need 2 yards of 6
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24 Jul
Blog: ThreadHeads
How to Make Earrings out of Bottle Caps
For more information on this project and more, check out the video! Materials:4 BottlecapsOld MagazineHammer NailWhite paint, other colors as well20 gauge silver wireEarring pieces 1. Place a bottlecap right side facing up on the magazine. Use the hammer and nail to make a hole in the
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23 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Ani Di franco shirt re-mix
Check out this rad video of an Ani D shirt that loyal threadbanger viewer Pippiejae sent us. Great Work !
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21 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Got a Music Video ?
This week we featured this bad ass music video from The Willowz. You'll definitely need to check them out if they ever roll through your town. So heres the deal, from now on every week we'll be featuring cool music on the show. So if your band has a video or a CD , send it in and we'll spread the wo
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20 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
How-to make Overalls out of old Jeans
You will need:two old pairs of jeansa seam ripper of your choicescissors and a sewing utensil Start with the bigger pair (in this case its the white pair) and remove the bottoms of all your belt loops from the jeans. Remove the entire top part of the jeans and put it aside till
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19 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Do you RSS?
What do RSS and DIY Fashion have in common? ThreadBanger that's what! Ever wonder what the hell an RSS feed is? Seen the symbol or come across the ‘subscribe’ button and not know what it was for? Or worse, thought it was some costly feature that would require you to PAY for something that is n
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19 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
How to Make Your Own Hoodie
As seen on Episode 22Here's what you'll need: 1. A T-shirt 2. Some Newspaper (for cutting patterns) 3. Fabric (for the hood and the pockets) 4. A zipper 5. A sewing machine ...that's it! First, cut two (front and back) T-shirt pattern pieces out of two sheets of paper.The neckline on the front s
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17 Jul
Blog: ThreadHeads
How to Make Ninja Mittens
Tired of your old, ugly mittens? We've got a pretty creative way to whip up some awesome ninja mittens out of a long sleeve T-shirt and a little extra fabric. For more information, watch the video! First, cut off the sleeves of a long-sleeve T-shirt. Now, cut along the seams
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14 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
The coolest jeans we've seen
Thanx to our boy Nick for hookin it up with this rad photo....keep em comin Nick !-Rob
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10 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Homemade Hoodie
Even though its July, here is a really warm and fuzzy hoodie sent into Craftster. You can combine any patterns, colors, or prints that you like and if you follow this tutorial you will have a new hoodie in no time. You will need 2+ yards of main fabric, 1/2 yard lining (for the hood only; if you wan
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09 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
LED Jewelry
Here is a cool way to spunk up some old earrings or make new ones with LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology. The idea behind LED jewelry is simple. You connect the two sides of a battery to the two poles of the LED piece, and it lights up. While commercially made LED jewelry usually has
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05 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Homemade Lingerie
Love having matching lingerie? Now you can make it yourself with this idea posted to the Etsy SewUseful contest by mirela on instructables.com. Using stretch fabric that is so versatile and comfortable, you can have your own underwear and bra set in just a few simple steps. You will need a sewing
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03 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Simple Macrame' Bracelet (or necklace)
Simple Macrame' Bracelet (or necklace)Get out your hemp twine. if you don't want to use hemp there is a wide variety of colored cord you can chose from. the thicker the cord the bigger your bracelet or necklace.Cut off two long strands.Take one of the strands, fold it in half and loop it over a roun
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03 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
David Page Coffin's Expert Shirt Making Lesson
Heres the super rad video, alteration guru David Page Coffin sent over http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRLCHj2mDFE
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02 Jul
Blog: ISpyDIY
Fire Skirt
This is an awesome and original skirt that was found at the Maker Faire 2007. The effect can be used to help visibility in dark environments, or can just add a cool effect to your skirt, dress or any other article of clothing you feel like accessorizing. When you walk around, the flames resemble a
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