Knitted iPhone?

POSTED BY Lindsey Chen, 01 October 2007 | PERMALINK

How awesome is this? Everyone deserves and iPhone, even if they don't have a real phone! Solution? Knit one! Check out DaddyTypes.com for detailed instructions and you can knit your own!

Like a Record Player, Baby

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 01 October 2007 | PERMALINK

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Ever wonder what you can do with all those old Hall & Oats records you inherited from your pops? Now you don’t have to hide them in the closet every time company comes over, you can actually put them to good use. And by good use, we mean jewelry, of course! The hottest thing spinning us right ‘round these days is Vling by Alarm Industries. This jewelry line transforms...

thread heads are the coolest people on the planet.

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 25 September 2007 | PERMALINK

rob and i had the honor of meeting not one, but two fellow thread heads this past couple of days! we are currently in san francisco gathering so much amazing content for the show (this friday don't miss our coverage of the THREAD event and a how to make the most hip article of clothing in the city...but i digress)

Karlo aka Pinoyblaze, forum moderator and extraordinaire, and two of his super...

How to Knit

POSTED BY Sara Franklin, 21 September 2007 | PERMALINK

This week on Thread Heads we learn how to knit! Put away your sewing needles and break out your knitting needles! For more information, check out the video!

First pick out your needles, the bigger the needles the bigger the stitches will be. In the episode Corinne uses size 11 needles. Next pick out your yarn.

Once you have your needles and your yarn, you're ready to cast on. Take the...

In the Neck of Time

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 20 September 2007 | PERMALINK

We know it’s a little early for scarves, but since we are so sick of all those annoying hipsters who insist on wearing Arafat scarves in chest-collapsing 90 degree weather, we thought we’d throw another option out there. Seriously, what is up with that? The other day I was just standing on the street sweating in a tank dress when this gal zipped passed me wearing a three layers and a...

How-to Turn Old Jeans into a Sweet New Purse

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 15 September 2007 | PERMALINK

first take out those old jeans hold them so they match up at the top and pin together.

now lay them on the table and smooth them out so the top part above the crotch is as flat as possible.

take your scissors and cut off the bottom half of the jeans making sure to cut off the beginning of the crotch area.

turn this part inside out line up the bottom and pin together.

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Honey Root Music Vid

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 14 September 2007 | PERMALINK

This week's featured music vid comes from the group Honey Root

Honeyroot - Heavy Drops
Music Video for Honeyroot single Heavy Drops
Made by James Bates
www.atomweb.net
www.madebyjamesbates.com

ThreadBanger on the RACHAEL RAY SHOW!

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 11 September 2007 | PERMALINK

Today's episode of the Rachael Ray show featured a segment about YouTube "experts" and Rob and I had the privilege to be a part of the show and answer a couple questions. Definitely head over, check it out and VOTE FOR THREADBANGER! To come back to do a segment on a future episode of Rachel Ray. Also be sure to hit up the other YouTubers we got to meet and their awesome podcasts.

We...

KnitKnit Release and Book Signing

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 11 September 2007 | PERMALINK

the highly anticipated book KnitKnit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting's New Wave (Stewart, Tabori and Chang) and author Sabrina Gschwandtner will be hosting the their first book signing this thursday, September 13th accompanied by KnitKnit artists Jim Drain, Cat Mazza, Teva Durham, Wenlan Chia, Joelle Hoverson, Knitta, David Gentzsch, Beryl Tsang, and Lisa Anne Auerbach. go HERE for a...

Trendible.com

POSTED BY Katrin Frick, 10 September 2007 | PERMALINK

I was lucky enough to be on the scene Thursday night as the next big thing in indie fashion was unveiled. Like MySpace for the fashion conscious, Trendible is “an online community where members can meet friends, discover and interact with new fashion brands, give/receive style advice, blog and shop for the fashion brands and products that are right for them.”

The...