How to Make Your Own Hoodie

Hey Guys,
For anyone interested in DIY fashion, we have a great new project to sink your sewing needles into. Although it may be the middle of summer, hoodies are always in style and this is the perfect way to make your own! We at Threadbanger are always looking for new DIY fashion ideas so be sure to send in your projects! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes!

Here'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!

Step 1: Cutting Out Your Patterns (Front and Back of T-shirt)

First, cut two (front and back) T-shirt pattern pieces out of two sheets of paper.
The neckline on the front should be a little lower than the back.

Comments

[pony666]

http://martingale.name/

[pony666]

Толстовка очень практичная вещь, поэтому то она и понравилась любителям городского спорта — роллерам, скейтерам, велосипедистам. Также недавно стало популярно носить толстовки с логотипами университетов. Хотя не все догадываются, что название толстовка получила благодаря писателю Л.Н. Толстому (в мире как англ. Tolstoy blouse, Tolstoy shirt), хотя сам писатель носил косоворотку, а на ней нет капюшона.
http://martingale.name/

[whitedrago134]

i have tht shirt i now wut im doing!!!!!!!!

[I~taken]

If your struggling with the first step...it can be really hard to free hand if your not used to it...get a shirt that you like the way it fits and turn it inside out, trace the seams front and back. Or if you don't mind loosing the shirt cut off the seams, just make sure you add a quarter inch all around when cutting out the new hoodie for the seams so it still fits right.
This link is a tutorial on how to make your own pattern from old cloths, it is for kids clothes but it works for adult cloths as well.
http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-make-your-own-pattern.html

[hippie_mama]

You lost me on step 1; i think i need another Instructable for that? :P

[I~taken]

Get a t-shirt or other knit shirt that you like turn inside out, and trace around the seams. front then back as both are different.
Another way to do it is a pull on hoodie, just cut out a hoodie from knit fabric or a different t shirt and add it to the collar, out side or inside doesn't matter, depends on how you want it to look, no need to cut up the t shirt. Or as I believe another poster mentioned remove the collar from a polo and add a hoodie in its place.

[lizbeth333]

can you make one with long sleeves? and can you hand sew it, or is it better to use a machine?

[I~taken]

Yes you can make it with long sleeves...you can either get a long t that fits you cut up the front and cut off the collar, add the hood and zipper...done.
Or you can turn a long sleeve shirt that fits wrong side out and trace the sleeve, add to the body of the shirt after sewing the shoulders together but before sewing the sides, when they are added sew up the sides and sleeve in one long stretch.

and yes you can hand sew but it takes a lot longer, if you machine sew it best to use a zig-zag stitch if you don't have a surger.

[andrew.mac]

can you make one with long sleeves

[newb]

No, the extra fabric could, possible, tear a hole in the space time continuum and end all life as we know it.

[Hellchild]

I MUST TRY IT NOW!!!

[newb]

if all life ends on this planet.....i aint sharing my pizza with you in heaven

[Hellchild]

what about your popcorn?

[newb]

since its thanksgiving sure you can have some of my popcorn

[Hellchild]

SCORE!

[stncilr]

nope... its impossible.... (wtf?)

[LargePaperCup]

lol XD

[david_tenor]

okay, some people in my band are wanting to get hoodies made that look similar to our band uniforms. The right arm and upper torso are black, and the right arm and lower right torso are white. is there a website or other place where i can get a hoodie like this made?

[Dante-sama]

"The right arm and upper torso are black, and the right arm and lower right torso are white,"
Question 1: How can the right arm be black and white at the same time?
Question 2: What about the lower left torso?

[unmdec]

LOL! yea...i think he just got done with some addys n coke....dont mind him. if he OD's his band will become famous! XD

[chilly9781]

Nice. If you wanted a legit summer hoodie, a t-shoodie if you will, I'd suggest sewing a strangly patterned fabric onto a crazy t-shirt as a pocket and hoodie. Imma try it with a nice thin polo so I can not overheat with the hood on. Ha! Kudos.

[Ghondi]

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[MattWasser]

thats 15 more than i got, lol. Need to make one

[thinker]

heyyyz,
to go be like,
totally punk =p
i got a hoody that the arms where too short on and one of my old school blazers, took off the breast-pocket with the school emblem on it...and am now currently attaching the hood to the back of it, the seams are all under the collar at the back.
so i can bodge up my sowing loads and it matters little...
also it means that when i put up the hood, the lapels all stick up...which i think is a funky touch =p
im thinking of adding a new breast pocket to it, with maybe a band patch sown onto/into it.
should look cool when im done i reckon =]
thanks for showing me it IS possible to do this sort of thing =p
i was about to give up halfway >.<

[CLASSIFIEDINFORMATION]

Cool. Seems not very hard, and I have lots of extra fabric, plus I love hoodies, my hood would be bigger though. Oh and, The Misfits are awesome.

[Kaitlinthegreat]

Nice

[firetrucks]

great tutorial! i'll be definitely using it on some of my old shirts I rarely wear. What about making a reversible one with a zipper that has the pull on each side? we can has efficient punk rock fashion. hmm, maybe an extra layer of something warm in between. you got my brainjuices flowing :) thanks for sharing!

[Aestheticxtattoos]

cool.

You should check out this site.
[http://www.myspace.com/werockundeadthreads]

You can purchase a FULLY customized hoodie to your taste.
everything from adding hand warmers to airbrush work.

Check them out!
tell them Juanito sent you.

[oi__lads]

ooo! handwarmers!

[abbabibble2]

Yeah! MISFITS! (the OLD ones. The new ones kind of suck.) i should go and do that to one of my shirts but i like my band shirts too much.

[masterochicken]

danzig

[Ward_Nox]

thrift stores/goodwill you can sometimes get lucky

[rotflxcore]

goodwill is rad.