#diy punks

[genderqueerdykes]

i guess it's scary to me when white leftists say that the punk scene is the scene where you wanna go if you're trans or a person of color or a drug addict or someone else who's been kicked down in life. cuz like, if you've lived in this scene, is it really where you wanna send people?

i got involved in my local punk scene and the problem is that people aren't actually focused on looking out for each other. punk is heavily white. punk is heavily abled. punk is heavily cis. i know everyone says "real" punk is this and that, but the problem is: i live in a punk house venue. i live in a house where punks throw punk rock shows weekly and invite other punks into our home to throw music and art shows. the DIY scene is a mess. it's full of abusers. it's full of enablers. it's full of queerphobes and tranny chasers. it's full of people who collect vulnerable traumatized people. it's full of people who will hand beers to recovering alcoholics and pass lines to recovering addicts.

this scene is full of people who scribble "this machine kills fascists" on every object they own and turn around and cower and say "I'm scared, can you come pick me up, there's some scary guys outside." because some black dudes listening to some rap posted up outside of the punk show. this scene is full of virtue signaling assholes who put antisemitic symbols on their "battle vests". this scene is full of half-assed "communists" who just want to brag about the big scary words they learned like "praxis" and "proletariat" and "bourgeoisie".

this scene is full of fake socialists who won't lift a finger to help each other, but will drag each other into hell instead.

the problem with punk as we know it is that it's whitewashed to hell and back, and the spaces created by these individuals are not centered around safety, but violence. yeah, you kill fascists, but do you provide meals for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, and harm reduction for the addicted? do you pass out extra blankets and clothes? do you help people get to the hospital? do you pat someone on the back when they turn down that beer? do you remember to not offer a baggie to the person who just got out of recovery?

no? then you aren't a safe person to be around, and you ain't punk. you are the reason this scene is unsafe.

[equinoxians]

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[safety-pin-punk]

Making Stuff and Doing Things DIY Guides

Very excited to finally be adding this book to my collection. Its filled with DIY guides submitted by punks/alt people/DIY-ers and from old zines as well. There are SO many topics covered in this book from DIY pins and patches, stamp and zine making, and guitar basics, to pet care, outdoor survival, and even a section on sex ed. Truly an amazing book, I’m glad to finally own it!

[shewalkssonme]

First post kinda nervous weewoooweeewooo

Will mostly post art stuff I think idk, anyways here r my friends the day after 4 crates of beer and a few bottles of whisky :)))

@crust-connoiseur

[anturus]

Y’all, my little nephew, who’s nickname is “Cabbage,” wanted a “punk jacket,” like Uncle Kade’s. (EMPHASIS ON LITTLE, be nice)

So, I asked him what kind of patches he wanted on it, and this is what we came up with. Just need to sew the patches down and line the vest. I can’t wait to finish it and send it to him.

[jojo-oliver]

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[fractangle]

Pride month vest project, a patch a day #14: All Pride is Kink to Bigots

[thecassafrasstree]

Had a few folks interested in how I made the patches I posted for Solarpunk Aesthetic Week, so I thought I'd give y'all my step-by-step process for making hand-embroidered patches!

First, choose your fabric and draw on your design. You can use basically any fabric for this - for this project I'm using some felt I've had lying around in my stash for ages.

Next, choose your embroidery floss. For my patches I split my embroidery floss into two threads with 3 strands each, as pictured. You can use as many strands in your thread as you prefer, but for the main body of my patches I prefer 3 strands.

Next you're going to start filling your design using a back stitch.

First, put in a single stitch where you want your row to start.

Poke your needle up through the fabric 1 stitch-length away from your first stitch.

Poke your needle back down the same hole your last stitch went into so they line up end-to-end.

Repeat until you have a row of your desired length (usually the length of that colour section from one end to the other). Once you have your first row, you're going to do your next row slightly offset from your first row so that your stitches lay together in a brick pattern like this:

Make sure your rows of stitches are tight together, or you'll get gaps where the fabric shows through.

Rinse and repeat with rows of back stitch to fill in your patch design.

When you're almost to the end of your thread, poke your needle through to the back of the fabric and pull the thread under the back part of the stitching to tuck in the end. Don't worry if it looks messy - no one's gonna see the back anyway.

This next step is fully optional, but I think it makes the patch design really pop. Once your patch is filled in, you can use black embroidery floss to outline your design (or whatever colour you want to outline with - it's your patch, do what you want). I use the full thread (6 strands, not split) of embroidery floss to make a thicker outline.

I use the same back stitch I used to fill the piece to make an outline that adds some separation and detail. You could use most any 'outlining' stitch for this, but I just use back stitch because it's just easier for me to do.

Once you're finished embroidering your patch, it's time to cut it out!

Make sure to leave a little border around the edge to use for sewing your patch on your jacket/bag/blanket/whatever, and be careful not to accidentally cut through the stitches on the back of the patch.

If you have a sturdy enough fabric that isn't going to fray, you can just leave it like this. If not, I recommend using a whip stitch/satin stitch to seal in the exposed edges (I find that splitting your embroidery floss into 3-strand threads works best for this).

And then you're done! At this point you can put on iron-on backing if you want, or just sew it on whatever you wanna put it on. Making patches this way does take a long time, but I feel that the results are worth it.

Thanks for reading this tutorial! I hope it was helpful. If anyone makes patches using this method, I'd love to see them! 😁

[sea-critter]

found in a squat in an abandoned housing development, 2023

[coveredinredpaint]

made a cuff using the hospital bracelet i got during top surgery, wanted to wear it until it fell off but it didnt work with my sensory issues

embroidered the trans and nonbinary symbol on it, im really happy with how it turned out

[genderqueerdykes]

Disabled trans lesbian in need! Wide variety of new jewelry items have been added to our Ko-Fi!

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You can find our shop and support us here, as well as find other pieces of art we have produced, such as our zines:

[equinoxians]

🌈 oversized iridescent seashell necklace!✨

item is now available in our shop, Equinoxian @ ko-fi.com! purchasing this item supports a disabled intersex trans lesbian who is homeless & struggling with housing! i am currently living in a hotel and need to be able to afford more nights in order to stay safe while i wait for government housing to be approved!

[safety-pin-punk]

Hi! I just had a question. I wanna paint on some combat boots to make them my own and make em look cool, but I'm not sure what kind of paint I should use. Is it better to use fabric paint, acrylic paints or some type of other paint? If you know that is...

Thank you for any input :)

I’ve never painted shoes before, but I *have* painted on clothes

If you want to paint on anything thats more fabric/canvas - I prefer to use fabric paint (heres a jacket that I made for my sister’s oldest for her birthday over the summer)

Most combat boots are more like a leather/plasticy feel to them though, so I would guess acrylic would be the way to go

As always for diy stuff - if you have more tips and tricks for anon here, PLEASE add them in the notes

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[dognonsense]

Not the "people before profit" patch jacket being $449, fast fashion is fucking beyond satire at this point

[fightmeinthesephoraparkinglot]

Idea: sew some cute little moths with scrap fabrics and sew them on holes you have on your clothes so you can keep wearing them :)