DIY Up-cycled Clothing

 One project I have been wanting to start with my friend is DIY up-cycled sweatshirts and hoodies. We haven't had the time to start this project yet, as we have been pretty busy with school and work, but we hope to be able to do this one in the future. Below I have included some photos so you can kind of get an idea of what I am talking about. The video I included shows the basic steps of how to make an up-cycled sweatshirt. The first step being to cut your design, usually you would at least 2 different colored garments. Next lay out your design how you would like it to look like with all the colors in the appropriate spot an then pin them together, this make it easier so the pieces don't move around as much on you when you are sewing. Now you actually sew all your pieces together so that you wind up with a finished sweatshirt again or whatever piece of clothing you were making. If I'm still at Bradley when I get around to doing this project with my friend we will most likely be using the sewing machines in the maker space but if we do the project after we graduate we will use the sewing machines in our local library's maker space. Overall the process seems pretty simple but I'm sure at first it is harder than it looks to cut the fabric in the shapes/pattern you want. After you do a few of them it will probably get easier. My friend and I will most likely go thrifting to find some cool colored sweatshirts and other clothing we would like to use for this project. I've also seen people do something like this but put music artists merch in the center and it has turned out pretty cool. My friend and I are excited about doing this project, now we just have to find the time to actually start it.