Rescue a hoodie from its branding
2021-Mar-24, Wednesday 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chebeSo you have this hoodie. It's very comfortable, and has a lot of life left in it. But you find out the name/branding on it belongs to an abuser. It's time to deface it.
I started with what I had to hand; dimensional fabric paint. I used a piece of old sponge and dabbed the fabric paint over the logo, in many, many, layers. I managed to cover up the colours, but you could still make out the text through the different textures. So I let the paint dry, and then dabbed more paint on, let it dry, dabbed more, etc, until the texture was uniform.
Originally I was intending to paint a design over the cover up, but the dimensional paint covers such a large space that it starts sticking to itself when the fabric folds. So plan b; a patch from an etsy seller. I hadn't used patches before so I got a couple of different diy-themed designs and sizes, but ended up liking the large back patch safety pin most.
All that was left was to sew the patch on. I know the traditional way is to hand sew patches on (sometimes with dental floss), but it's less work to use the sewing machine. I used an overcast-with-zigzag stitch and an overcast foot, to make things even easier. The patch covers most of the fabric paint, but some is still visible around the edges, and I like it. The whole process came out better than I'd expected. There might be more patches in my future.
I started with what I had to hand; dimensional fabric paint. I used a piece of old sponge and dabbed the fabric paint over the logo, in many, many, layers. I managed to cover up the colours, but you could still make out the text through the different textures. So I let the paint dry, and then dabbed more paint on, let it dry, dabbed more, etc, until the texture was uniform.
Dimensional fabric paint covering up logo
Photo by chebe
Originally I was intending to paint a design over the cover up, but the dimensional paint covers such a large space that it starts sticking to itself when the fabric folds. So plan b; a patch from an etsy seller. I hadn't used patches before so I got a couple of different diy-themed designs and sizes, but ended up liking the large back patch safety pin most.
Large patch laid over the fabric paint
Photo by chebe
All that was left was to sew the patch on. I know the traditional way is to hand sew patches on (sometimes with dental floss), but it's less work to use the sewing machine. I used an overcast-with-zigzag stitch and an overcast foot, to make things even easier. The patch covers most of the fabric paint, but some is still visible around the edges, and I like it. The whole process came out better than I'd expected. There might be more patches in my future.
Back of hoodie with patch sewn over fabric paint coverup
Photo by chebe
