How To Make A Dressy Hoodie (aka Thug-Xedo)

Step 9 Your done

Flip it all back right side in and sport your new Thug-Xedo.

Comments

[White_Feathers]

Dude this is really cool. That looks like a really nice hoody (Like the thick, double-lined material) and I'm curious- when you sewed the fabric on, did you only get the needle through one layer? Because obviously it is not showing through the other side of the hood and the pocket? Please excuse my ignorance. :) Very nice! I'm going to make one of these for my boyfriend.

[its a lion]

im thinking that those champion hoodies are the thin ones. i could be very wrong though. if so, then it would only have the one layer. if i were you though, and if i had the option to only sew through a single layer, that is what i would do. oh, and nice iBle.

[White_Feathers]

Thanks oogitsmelol, Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, to only use one that is one layer. I was just curious what he'd (and others) had used, because say, if your hoodie is black and your material is white.. You probably would go with a white thread color, and then it would show through the black. I suspect if you have a nice enough stitch, it wouldn't matter though. I'm still lookin for a hoodie to use, from Good Will.... lol But again, thanks for the help.

[jackie31337]

A good way around this would be to machine sew the lining into the hoodie. That way you can use a thread color that matches the lining fabric in the sewing machine's needle, and a thread color that matches the hoodie in the bobbin.

[YoChuck]

I'm not a sewing expert in the least, but it looks like it's sewn into the pre-existing seems that make up the hood/pouch. If you sew into the seems, you should be able to use any color thread, and it won't show through. Fantastic job on this! This is an excellent idea for sports/music fans, too! You could sew in fabric from your favorite team or band!

[White_Feathers]

Yeah I think you're right. Thanks for the help! ;)

[Bropagopa]

Awesome project! Great job on the Instructable too, yo! I might fix me up one of these for when me and the peeps are rydin' dirtay in style.

[jonyboy26]

Its really cool :)

[pondhopper]

I love this. It rocks. The hell with spending lotsa mad cash at A&F. You da bomb. And Now I know what to do with some of my fav shirts that I'm bored with. I can't believe you sewed it by hand.