Threadheads is in the holiday mood and giving away one of Jenny Hart's Ultimate embroidery kits All Threadheads are eligible to win.... Heres all you gotta do....Simply grab your camera and send us in a video of you singing your best rendition of "walking in a winter wonderland". Submit your videos to Threadbanger.com. The best entry wins the kit. It's that easy.
POSTED BY Kendra Cunningham, 16 November 2007 | PERMALINK
Earlier this year, August 26th to be exact, Hilary Duff released her first line of DIY accessories to be exclusively sold in Michael's craft stores. Really. Well, thank you Hilary Duff. I've always felt that DIY lacked a face and leader in the celebrity community. Of course this line is aimed towards preteens and kids so it's marketed to anyone from the ages of like five to probably...
if you live or are in the Chicago area tomorrow, you don't want to miss the DIY TRUNK SHOW! if you go, bring a video camera and we'll put your coverage on the show!
we got an email today from the lovely women of compai directing us to a new PETATV segment. i am absolutely horrified. the torture being done to these animals for the sake of vanity leaves me in tears and shocked. pledge not to wear fur and pass this info along to others.
xoxox c
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hi all! the Center for Health, Environment and Justice and Free Range Graphics have teamed up to educate people about the harmful effects of PVC plastic. Since a lot of us use vinyl in our DIY projects i thought it would be a good idea to explore the possible dangers of this medium. plus, i love all the short animations that Free Range...
For all of you who aren't members of the Threadbanger Forum, this is what you're missing! We have some awesome tutorials from fans such as this really cool hoodie vest. If you recall on Threadbanger's How To Tuesday over the summer, Rob showed us how to make a vest shirt.... well DIY Superstar Kate went one step further and added on a hood! Check out how she did it below.
Just getting back from the Stitch Fair in Austin...Had a super rad time and met some cool peeps that you'll also be meeting in this weeks episode. Ran into Matt from Etsy and he let us in on the "Handmade Pledge" they got goin on. Where you pledge to buy handmade for the holiday season. Head over to www.BuyHandmade.org and check it out.
POSTED BY Vanessa Pappas, 05 November 2007 | PERMALINK
This past Sunday, ThreadBanger was featured in a Sunday Times article on the DIY revolution and why recycled clothing is not a fashion fad but a social movement. Fans of ThreadBanger may remember one of our episodes a little while back titled, Size Matters, where we received a user submission of someone who wanted to re-size their business shirts to fit better. Turns out that fan is the...
On the forum, member lindsay_pai posted a great article about sweat shop labor. I urge you to read it and, as you are contemplating what gifts to buy people this holiday season, take the time to think about where the products you buy come from and what materials and energy went into making them. Thanks for posting this lindsay! xoxoxo c