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[squirrellypoo]

I made a tribute IWTV crew teeshirt

In the official Behind the Scenes documentary, Sam wears a slate blue teeshirt with a coffin drawing on the front, which I really liked, so I did a bit of investigating. It turned out that this was the "crew shirt" for the show - a promo item made and distributed to cast and crew only. Usually these are pretty tacky affairs with just the show logo on a tee or trucker cap, but I really liked the subtlety of this one - it looks like it does have the show name on the sleeve and a bit of text on the back that can't be read (my guess is maybe "Memory is a Monster"?), but mostly, I was into the coffin drawing. I did some cursory searches on eBay but with NDAs these days, I didn't really expect to find anyone selling theirs. So if I wanted one, I'd have to make one myself!

Since I sew, it was honestly easier to just make myself the base tee rather than buy one. I started with the fabric, using this "Powder blue" bamboo jersey from Textile Express. It's not a perfect match, but it's close enough for me and it's light enough that the black coffin stands out.

For the pattern, I used the Fehr Trade Versatili-Tops pattern, because I liked that it would give it a little something extra than just a standard teeshirt (there's no side seams!).

The next step was to design and cut the coffin detail. The only thing I really had to go on was the scant footage from the Behind the Scenes videos since the graphic was never used in any official promotion material. So I had to recreate the coffin from scratch, using Adobe Illustrator and some rough ink brushes to make it look hand drawn.

Jacob shared a quick little doodle of Louis ahead of the AMA session on Reddit back in November, and someone on Twitter took his Louis doodle and did Lestat and Claudia in the same style, which I absolutely love (and I wish I took note of who it was that did it so I could attribute - message me if you know!). So I turned this into a vector, as well as recreating the "Of Course!" heart that's one of the most used reactions on my favourite vampire Discord server, and cut these out on my Silhouette Cameo machine in black matte heat set vinyl. I placed the coffin on the front chest, in roughly the same placement as the inspiration tee, with the doodle heads on the right sleeve and "Of course!" on the left sleeve.

I absolutely love how it turned out, and is a totally one-of-a-kind tribute to the show. I have no aptitude for the skill involved in creating fan art or fanfic, and I'm not really into cosplay, so this is a way for me to express my love of the show in my way.

And still look like a fairly normal person (joke's on you - I've never been normal!).

PS: if anyone else has access to a Silhouette or Cricut type cutting machine and wants the svg files, let me know and I'll put them up somewhere to download

[pynkhues]

https://x.com/fehrtrade/status/1848123606473261199

this is so funny. they really tried to follow the canon here but had to admit defeat.

Lmaooo, I love that, although I'm so curious about how much it weighed now.

[qplourde]

My 100th blog entry...and I'm only talking about leggings

I'm going to be training for the #BostonMarathon this winter, so I need all the leggings I can get. Well that's the story I'm sticking to anyways as I tryout the @FehrTrade pattern #PBJamLeggings & make another #PacificLeggings from @SewaholicDotNet

Patterns: Sewaholic Pacific Leggings Fehr Trade PB Jam Leggings I can’t believe it, but I’ve written 100 blog entries for this blog! It’s been such a sporadic journey as I try to write about my sewing. I have good intentions that never seem to carry out as work and life always get in the way. And I’ve also done nothing to promote myself and get myself out into the sewing blogging community. I…

[venea]

I get to read all these badass books because of public libraries. ---------- Books shown are: - Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing by Angela Hovak Johnston through @inhabit_media - Dress Like A Woman: Working Women & What They Wore by @vanessafriedman - Sew Your Own Activewear by @fehrtrade - The Geometry of Hand-sewing by @alabamachaninlife #vancouverpubliclibrary #librarylove #publiclibraries

[heids9584]

#braugust2020 #braugust Day 11, tips and tricks @fehrtrade @tailormadeshop I have a few tricks that I use while sewing. 1. Serger vs pins. If you've ever accidentally left a pin in your fabric while using a serger, you know it can be a problem. Instead of putting the pins in horizontally, do ot vertically, and just far enough over that you won't sew through them. 2. If you're using amaterial that doesn't work with pins, try a tiny binder clip or hair clip. Tada! No holes. 3. If you have problems seeing the seam allowance measurements, use washi tape to mark them. I used this for my grandma as her vision was slowly disintegrating away. Yes, I'm aware you can buy items to fix these problems at a store, but I'm cheap and don't want to buy something if I only need it once. #sewing #lingeriesewing #tipsandtricks #sewyourownwardrobe #makeyourownwardrobe #makingstuff #sew #hobbies #inspiration #fabric #sewing #tailormadeshop #fabric #pfaff #handmadelingerie #bramaking #mystyle #fashionisfun #makingclothes #sewingsupplies #sewingmachine https://www.instagram.com/p/CDx1nbbgmWQ/?igshid=ycoolv0pthj2

[prevajconsultants]

@fehrtrade Nice one. Thanks for the kind words and shout out Melissa. Glad to hear the pop up went well! 💪

http://twitter.com/Shopify/status/909719058173644801

Nice one. Thanks for the kind words and shout out Melissa. Glad to hear the pop up went well! 💪

— Shopify (@Shopify) September 18, 2017

https://goo.gl/OvNQsP

[sergerpepper]

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— MammaNene (@mamma_nene) February 22, 2018

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[diannetalley]

Get a Move On....my Around the World skirt. #sewapril2017 #sewingartist #diannetalley #sewing #sew #austintxsewing #dressmaker #fabric #designer @sewing_and_design_school @fehrtrade @bmarksor @harts_fabric

[beezysmg-blog]

@fehrtrade Episode 1 - Studio Session w/ French MystiQ & $cream http://youtu.be/jztBJHjv0cA

[squirrellypoo]

I made another Interview with the Vampire tribute shirt, and this one is my most ambitious yet.

The inspiration came from the photo of Lestat's face from the lifts at SDCC, but I had to somehow get it into a format that would work for a one-colour vinyl. I played around with halftone filters on Photoshop for a few weeks until enough of his expression came through despite the filter. I then created a coffin-shaped mask over it so it wasn't just an abrupt square, layered some vector blood splats, and added the "L'Amour est un Monstre" text that I've vectorised off one of the other SDCC posters (scroll to the end for more of my vectorised heat set vinyl designs).

Cleaned up Lestat image courtesy of @sonicwaffles 😘

I was finally pretty happy with the artwork so I set about sewing a vessel shirt for it to go onto. As is becoming habit, I used the FehrTrade Versatili-Tops pattern, and bamboo jersey from Dalston Mill. Sewing is "my thing" so it's just easier for me to sew a shirt rather than go buy one, tbh.

For the vinyl I really wanted the blood to hold its own against the white, so I bought a sheet of red glitter heat set vinyl from Happy Fabric, and my go-to white heat set vinyl I buy by the roll. I sent the vectors to my Silhouette cutting machine, then weeded out the negative space, which was nerve-wracking considering how delicate the face detail is!

As this design required three separate layers, I not only had to cut out each of the three designs separately, but they had to be ironed on in two/three steps, too. First I ironed on the red glitter "blood" splatters, then the Lestat face, and finally the writing.

I also added the show logo to the right sleeve, just to make my bootleg shirt feel a little more official (logos on sleeves seem "official" to me, I dunno why??).

I am beyond chuffed with how the finished shirt turned out! I was literally jumping up and down with glee because it turned out even better than the vision in my head!

And, since you stuck around this long, here's a few other IWTV heat set vinyl garments I've been playing with recently...

I've vectorised a whole bunch of text and motifs from the show which I'm happy to share, so if the svg files are of any use to you, DM me.

[qplourde]

Take two for 2022: Bicycle shorts made from bicycles (fabric)

Take two for 2022: I finally get a chance to make a pair of bicycle shorts that actually fit correctly with the @Fehrtrade pattern #DuathlonShorts

[asewentist]

Today, I purchased Fehr Trade's Duathlon shorts pattern and the Surf to Summit top for ladies.  I'm too stoked to make the shortest length shorts out of the loudest and most obnoxious man-repellant spandex I can find.  

Eight days until I receive my new sewing machine!  I put together a pair of sleep pants for my sister for Christmas using my new serger and it was magical and perfect.  That serger's going to be seeing a lot of use in the next year.

[davidnerr]

1st place in the sack race! <3 my medal and prize; a one-of-kind #rundemcrew armband-pocket, courtesy of my friend Melissa. (www.fehrtrade.com) Nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition! 😅 (sorry for the double post) #rdcparklife #crewlove #fehrtrade #winning

[runangelrunblog-blog]

Strike a pose || I was asked by Melissa of Fehr Trade to come down to the boat and stand still for photos while wearing her Duathlon Capri pant. Great fit and I love the pattern of the fabric. For her sewing pattern visit fehrtrade.com or find her on Twitter (@fehrtrade). Bridge sold separately. #fehrtrade #sewing #sewingpattern #fashion #style #boatlife (at fehrtrade.com)

[davidnerr]

1st place in the sack race! <3 my medal and prize; a one-of-kind #rundemcrew armband-pocket, courtesy of my friend Melissa. (www.fehrtrade.com) Nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition! 😅 #rdcparklife #crewlove #fehrtrade #winning