#goth diy tutorial

[vampire-meta-knight]

Hey, don't cry. Gather some fabric scraps, matte Mod Podge, a paintbrush, a hot glue gun, some cool trim, and a lampshade that needs a makeover. Cut the scraps and iron them, then paint Mod Podge on the lamp and stick the scraps onto it in sections until it's completely covered, tucking edges under the lampshade rim. Carefully paint Mod Podge overtop of all the fabric and let it dry. Hot glue any edges that still need tucked or didn't stick as well, and then hot glue the trim around the edges of the lampshade, finishing with a folded edge on the trim for a clean look, okay?

(This only took about an hour and a half and was super fun! My victim was a thrift store lamp.)

[jasperthehatchet]

Soda tab flower tutorial post! 🌻🌼🌸 lots of pictures included. ****This is part one, check the reblogs for the other half!! *****

****also this is not my idea. It's been done before and I got inspired by pinterest where I saw really similar diys****

What you'll need: scissors, yarn or string (any color) and soda tabs. 6 tabs for one flower (or 7, but I use 6 personally)

Step 1: take 2 tabs and lay them over each other so that the hole on the bottom of one lines up with the hole on the top of the other, like this-

And tie them together. Then cut the short end of the string sticking up to get rid of the excess. You'll want to tie it with the back of he tabs facing up so the knot will be on the back side. Make sure to tie it tightly so the knot doesn't slip around when you're wrapping the tabs with the yarn

Step 2: wrap the side edges of the 2 tabs 3 times. You'll want to do it relatively tightly, but not as tight as possible. The tension is a little tricky to figure out because you want the flower to keep its shape well but also be loose enough to bend into a flower shape with ease. This takes practice.

Step 3: On the 3rd wrap, add another tab under the 2nd tab, like this-

And pull the string through the back of the new tab you put under the 2nd tab. And wrap 3 times to attach it to your other tabs. Pulling the string over the edges to the back, through the lined up holes, and pulling it out towards you. On every 3rd wrap, add another tab the same way until you have 6 tabs wrapped together like this-

[draculiza]

jeans to y2k/tripp inspired skirt ݁ ˖ִ ࣪✩₊ ⊹˚

I thrifted some jeans recently, not knowing if they would fit me, but buying it anyway bc 1) it was €1 and 2) if it didn't fit I could surely make something with it.

turns out it was wayyy too small 😂 so I decided it would be perfect to make one of those tripp/y2k skirts with!

firstly I cut off the legs just above the crotch. I then tried it on, found it was too tight still, and added two strips of leftover fabric on either side. it fits perfectly now!

then I cut the remaining pant legs in even strips and connected them all to make one long strip. I folded ruffles of 5cm along the length, and sewed it in place before I sewed it onto the bottom of the skirt!

and just like that, I have a new skirt 𓆩♡𓆪 I might add some strips with d rings on it once I figure out the placement ^_^ but for now it's done

[roseofmaygreece]

Orange Sun Granny Square crochet pattern, now available on my Etsy, RoseOfMayGreece! Easy instructions in US terms with photos of every step!

[dark-comforts]

Source: Pinterest, TrashToCouture

(Sidenote: her blog also has some interesting tutorials for goth/alt-adjacent clothes, like this lace choker or a lace slip dress)

[saistreight]

Big Goth Hair Tips n Tutorial

For context, my hair is fine, moderately thick mostly in the back, and silky. It doesn't take to teasing well if I only use hairspray and a brush. And my goal is generally how to make it last through a night of dancing and through multiple days if possible.

My preferences tend to be more of a halo from the front with the ends trailing down like a willow tree. Soft and fluffy rather than cemented into place with hairspray.

It takes me about 2 hours to do my hair and then I keep it up for 2-4 days. It tends to be as good as it ever gets on that 1st day and then it's all downhill from there.

I've gotten all my tips on hair from either online sources or personal experience.

Here's how I do my hair.

Thing's you'll need:

- fine-toothed comb, pintail comb (my preference), or a brush

- Hairspray, Strong-hold (I use got2be)

- Volumizing Root Powder (Optional)

- Crimper and Heat Protectant(Optional)

- Volumizing Mousse (Optional)

- Layered Haircut (Optional)

1. Wash Hair

This is to clean out previous product

Product buildup and dirty hair helps with volume, but I dislike how it feels personally, and it's not really great for the scalp

I add product back in again regardless, but I like to start with a clean slate.

2. Apply Mousse

Add Mousse to damp post-shower hair. The brand doesn't matter, but I just use Tresemme because it's cheap and available.

Helpful for volumizing any fine and silky hair

Blow dry upside down for extra lift at the roots

3. Wait 1-3 Days

This is so the hair's also a bit dirty again before actually backcombing. Ideally don't backcomb the same day as the shower, but if it can't be helped, try at least the day after?

4. Heat Protectant

Apply enough, "listen to your ancestors". I do more than I normally would leave-in conditioner just to be safe.

This is mostly to help with heat damage from crimping.

Try and coat all the strands, brush it through your hair and let dry before moving onto the next step.

5. Hairspray before Crimping

Spray in thin layers in roughly sectioned layers of hair. The general idea is a light coating on every hair strand, but especially on parts of the head where you want the most volume.

The texture of your hair should be a bit sticky but not clumped together. If they're clumped together you have applied too much hairspray at this stage.

6. Crimp Hair

Set crimper somewhere between 300 to 350 degrees.

Take 0.5" x 2" or so rectangular sections and crimp roots to ends, focusing on roots. You can omit the ends if desired.

The size of the section is arbitrary, but it depends on how much hair comfortably fits inside your crimper. Too much hair will prevent the piece from being thoroughly crimped, and too little hair will take a lot of time to get through.

Clip crimped hair up and out of the way; I start crimping from the top of my head and then go down.

The hairspray from the previous step will help the crimp stay longer.

This step takes about 30-40 minutes for me.

7. Brush out lightly with fingers

7.5. Do makeup if you plan on doing makeup?

8. Apply Root Powder

I focus on the top again and omit application on lower portions of hair.

Apply to root hair and rub in, but try to avoid getting powder on the scalp itself.

Texture wise, you still want the roots to be sticky, but not so sticky that they're stuck to each other.

Initially I'd used Big Sexy Hair's Powder Play, but I switched to Not Your Mother's Plump for Joy Root Powder because it's cheaper and still contains the primary ingredient of silica silylate.

9. Backcomb small sections at a time, combine new clumps to previous clumps

Backcomb by pulling sections of your hair up and then combing from mids to roots, towards the scalp. It forms a clump of structured tangles at the root that will provide volume. Backcombing more tends to create a denser clump and I prefer to make my clumps pretty dense since they hold up better over a few days. But it may not be the look you're going for.

I take 1" x 1" sections starting from the top and then I backcomb in a line going down the back of my head. Like a deathhawk.

After the "deathhawk" portion is done, I hairspray a light layer on both sides, 6-8 inches away. So that it's set, but not unmalleable since I still want to add portions to it after.

From that initial section, work outwards, hairspraying larger chunks of multiple small sections rather than individual clumps at a time.

Add newly backcombed sections to already done sections by taking both and backcombing as if they were one

My goal is usually to clump up all my hairs evenly rather than having one particular part that is backcombed a lot more compared to other parts.

10. Finish with 1-2 light layers of hairspray

Got2be will freeze your hair into place, which is both a pro and a con. As a pro it'll help with hold over time, but as a con it'll make the hair harder to backcomb after it's been sprayed. Additionally, it tends to add weight to the overall hair itself which I don't want on my ends. Try to get the majority of your backcombing done before applying the hairspray.

Optionally, you could go for more hairspray, but I just like to go light since I apply hairspray throughout the process and I don't like the glued together frozen solid look. I prefer my clump base secure and my ends trailing in the wind.

11. Post Notes

Avoid jostling the hair after finishing.

The hairspray will lose strength over time and your hair will never be as big as when you first put it up.

Regardless, if you backcomb the roots enough, you can retain the volume over a few days.

Order of Priority for what tends to help the most of the optional steps: Crimping, Root Powder, Mousse, Haircut with layers

12. Days After

Usually I sleep on my stomach when my hair is up so the back doesn't flatten from laying on it.

Sometimes I retease the ends, but if the base wasn't all that great to begin with there's little saving it that doesn't involve using too much hairspray for my taste.

Reteasing the days after gives a bit of a different effect too, more of a post-punk messy hair vibe like Robert Smith.

13. Washing it out

On wash day, taking down my hair adds an hour to the usual routine.

I like to rub coconut oil into the clumps and then lightly pull those denser clumps apart with my fingers.

I let the oil sit for a bit before dunking my head under the tub faucet and putting shampoo in to get all the hairspray and product out.

I DO NOT DETANGLE UNTIL ALL THE PRODUCT IS OUT

You can detangle it, but I find I get more breakage when I detangle with product in, so I detangle after.

At the least, the majority of the big clumps loosen up a lot after shampoo since my hair is naturally wavey and silky. But regardless, I apply conditioner with the tangles still in and a hair mask once every two weeks or after I've backcombed my hair twice in general.

Apply leave-in conditioner after the shower

Detangle when hair is dry with fingers and then with a wide toothed comb.

Here's a video showing how I backcomb

[louniey]

Real proud of this T-shirt print I just made! It’s the band horror vacui which are one of my favorites right now

For anyone interested: I printed out a picture of the picture and then put tape on both sides to make the paper stencil not as fragile when cutting, then I cut out the stencil and glued/taped it on the T shirt with a piece of cardboard underneath so it doesn’t bleed thru, then I just used a little sponge to press on about 3 layers of white fabric paint!

[gothethite]

Made a spooky necklace last night so thought I'd make a tutorial of it, it took about 20 minutes:

1: To make this I used 1 spider pendant, 2 jump rings, 2 split rings, 1 lobster clasp, scissors, needle and black thread, and spider trim I got last halloween.

2: First, cut the ribbon to about the right length. You want it to go around your neck with maybe a 1.5cm gap for the clasp and attachments.

3: get one of the split rings. The ribbon I'm using is uhhh not great quality to say the least (the eternal problem of trying to make a thing that will last years from halloween items designed to be used once) so instead of looping it through the gaps in the ribbon I'm sewing it in place in the thickest bit of the material I can find. To do this, I'm just looping circles of thread between the centre of the spider and the split ring.

4: Continue this about 20 times until it's steadily held in place then tie the thread off.

5: Attach the lobster clasp/whatever other clasp you're using to the second split ring, then do step 3/4 again to attach the second split ring to the other side of the ribbon. Now, the overall structure is complete.

6: Add the pendant: I did this quite differently to how I usually do this (more discussion at the end) as the halloween spiders ribbon is so fragile and loves to tear apart. So I attached 2 split rings to the pendant, then used the same method as step 3/4 to sew the ends of the split rings onto the two spiders on each side of the pendant to distribute the weight. And that's it!

Here are 2 other necklaces I made with basically the same method. The other two are just hung on with split rings because 1: the ribbons are much sturdier, so I wasn't as worried about wear from movement 2: split rings are probably better for this because they'll scratch the ribbon less at the opening (currently having to redo an old project because I made some bad jump ring and ribbon decisions) and are less likely to fall off, but I had spent the afternoon hitting my thumb with a hammer so really could not be bothered opening split rings lol. Also, the spider with the skull on the thin ribbon is held closed with a safety pin because I was out of lobster clasps when I made it, so that's also an option. Then the last picture is me today with the necklace

[fromkriswithlove]

Happy Valentines day everyone! I've recently made this tutorial if you'd like to make these sweaters 💝 I hope you all enjoy it and crochet your hearts out 💓

[vampire-meta-knight]

Goth DIY: Altered Clothing part 2 (final part)

Part 1

This part will be shorter since we have less to cover. But it's still a long post, so I'm putting it under a cut.

Skirts and dresses! The last two dresses and green skirt took the most sewing, but the first dress was as simple as sewing studs on the neckline. The black velvet skirt was altered a bit more to fit me, as it was originally a skirt that had small pleats at the top that made the skirt cling to my stomach and flare out further down, which wasn't flattering on me, so I cut that part off and added a new waistband to get a circle miniskirt, then added lace trim to the hem for extra cuteness and a fancy touch.

Attaching skirts to a crop top is an easy way to make a dress if you don't want to sew one from scratch, but the waistlines did turn out a little wonky, so I use a belt or cardigan to hide that. I also sew a thin line of elastic onto the skirts to gather them before sewing them to the top to make it a little easier and to maintain stretch, since these dresses just pull on. I also don't hang them by the tops, but by draping them through a hanger to avoid stretching out the tops because the skirts are a little heavy (at least mine are, since I added so much to them).

For the green skirt, I added triangular inserts called "godets" to make the skirt flare out, since it was too tight before and didn't swish. I like a good swish.

The skirt with all the lace and pins and grommets and nonsense was one of my earlier projects, so it has three mistakes which I implore you to avoid. One: I didn't line the fabric loops up with the waistband very well, so they look crudely tacked-on. Two: I didn't add any fray check to the holes I made for the grommets, so they stretched out and the grommets are no longer attached to the fabric, just floating there on the ribbon. Three: I didn't stretch the skirt as I sewed on the lace, so now it doesn't stretch in that area; it still fits my waist, but I have to fight with it to get it over my hips. The design is still cute, but I would definitely do it better if I were to make it nowadays.

The half-and-half skirt only has a small alteration, which was actually to make it fit rather than to change how it looked. You see, sometimes you order something online in the same size you always wear from that brand, and sometimes that thing ends up running small and has no stretch. When that happens, when the skirt almost fits you and is just so close to buttoning all the way, get yourself a waistband extender. I made one, but you can also buy them. It's just a piece of elastic with a button on one side and a button hole on the other. Put that on, and BAM! The skirt (or pants) fit you. They won't quite zip up all the way, and it is a noticeable change, so I made a cute lace-covered patch to cover up that alteration so you can't tell I changed anything about it at all.

Now onto the sweaters. I love wearing sweaters in winter, but there seems to be a shortage of goth ones. Nothing a few safety pins and lace trim can't handle! The first three only have safety pins added to them. The coffin ones were done the same way I did my sweatshirts, but this was before I knew about fusible interfacing for appliques, so they got a little wrinkled and don't look as nice. I have a better method now, as detailed in the post I linked. The fabrics were all Halloween fat quarters from Walmart, and I found a picture of a coffin on Google Images as a base to cut out the right shape.

All of these sweaters were thrifted except the two solid black ones with pins--the first one came from Walmart, and the second one was given to me by my mom. Sweaters are plentiful at thrift stores, and they don't even have to be black to be turned into something goth.

That's all of my altered clothing so far, unless there's anything I'm forgetting! Which there easily could be, because I shared about forty garments O-O

I'll share the jewelry I've made next, and then the clothes I've sewn from scratch! This will come sometime in the future, though, because it took awhile to find everything, take pictures of it, and then write about it. And between you and me, I've made a LOOOOOT of jewelry and clothing, so give me some time. As I said in the last post, feel free to message me if you want more detailed instructions or ideas. I'm always happy to help!

Stay crafty!

[pastelbatcave]

So melting tights were a thing and i didn’t know about it til literally just now… I couldn’t find any trustworthy websites that you can buy them but I found two diy vids if anyone wants to try giving it a shot

[vampbloodx]

DIY Basics

-Goth DIY Tutorials Number 1 (Part 1)- Hi there, I decided to start a little DIY series! I’m not the most professional at anything lol but I’ve been doing DIY and crafts my entire life and been part of the goth subculture for 10+ years. I’ve seen a lot of baby bats and people inexperienced in crafts online saying they don’t know how to DIY thrift store clothing to be goth so I’m here to help! I believe DIY is super important to the goth subculture and should be easy and accessible, and if I can stop anyone from buying big fast fashion brands I’ve done my job.

For the first post of this series I thought I’d link some sources for people new to DIY or looking for some easy projects to do yourself (projects will be in part 2)🖤This will help you find a starting point if the idea of DIY is overwhelming.

None of these links are mine! I will be posting my own tutorials as part of this series though:)

Some of the most basic starting points for goth DIY are using fishnet tights as a top (just cut a hole in the crotch and cut off the feet), putting safety pins in everything, adding holes to clothes, and adding pins and patches. I like to make my own patches, either by free handing or stenciling, which I linked a tutorial for in this post.

Helpful tools to have:

(I don’t agree with buying from aliexpress but their other sources are great!)

Sewing Tips for Beginners:

T-Shirt Design Methods:

This is just s few ways to weave t-shirts, there are a ton of different ways to do it and YouTube has some great tutorials, especially on Angela Benedict's channel

RIT Dye Tutorial:

Patches:

Sewing them:

Stenciling them:

[gothiccharmschool]

I have a 16 almost 17 year old who wants to start dressing goth/punk, and I'm all for it, I just don't...know...how...to help? I'm not a fashion person, my fashion is funny tee shirts and jeans, and I want to help but I don't know HOW. Do you have sort of a ...starter list of shops or types of clothes or anything? TL;dr -- tee shirt Mom needs help pls

Firstly, you are an AWESOME mom.

Ask your kid what style of goth they're interested in; ask them for images, links, anything. Goth/punk fashion is a vast umbrella for all sorts of different things. No matter what they show you, remember that goth/punk fashion doesn't have to be from "subculture" stores - avoid places like Killstar, Dolls Kill (ESPECIALLY AVOID THEM), Shein, etc. A lot of the basics are things you can find at any big-box mainstream store (or Amazon); for speciality items, shops like Foxblood, Lively Ghosts, and Die With Your Boots On are great. And don't forget resale sites! eBay, Poshmark, Depop, etc. However, some recommendations for goth/punk basics:

Oversized black shirts - tshirts, button ups, tunics, whatever. All of these can be customized by cutting off collars, sleeves, adding slashes, adding safety pins, adding lace or ribbons ... you get the idea.

Black leggings.

A black duster. Lace, satin, velvet, cotton, rayon, whatever. You can find some amazing ones by searching for "black beach cover up" on Amazon.

Fishnet tights - cut off the feet, cut out the crotch, and boom! Instant fishnet shirt to wear under other things.

Belts. No matter the gender presentation, wearing an interesting belt will make the outfit more striking. There are all sorts of faux corset belts out there (which are my personal preference), but layering a bunch of different belts is also a great look.

Boots! While there are a LOT of specialty gothy boots out there, black boots in a style like the original Dr. Marten's boots are a classic for a reason.

With those things as a foundation, your teen can start enhancing and customizing their look with accessories - necklaces, bracelets, pins, (this is where thrift stores and mainstream mall stores can be helpful - layer on all the necklaces you can find from Ross or TJ Maxx!), or shawls, scarves, plain blazers they customize, etc. Antimony and Lace has great project tutorials. This Gothic Charm School articles that may also be useful:

Gothy DIY Tools - the Essentials

[dark-comforts]

Source: GothItYourself, Pinterest

[thelivingdeaddd]

What's your biggest piece of advice for baby emos??

get ready for a huge text block

1. music is THE MOST important part of the subculture. there's a lot of debate about what is or is not emo, specifically bands like mcr, ptv, fall out boy, ect are considered "poser" emo and "overrated" but I don't agree. emo or not those bands are extremely influential to the subculture. that being said other bands are also just as in need of recognition! my favorite emo bands are: alesana, silverstein, story of the year, black veil brides, a day to remember, a skylit drive, blessthefall, of mice and men, taking back sunday, and senses fail!!

2. clothes aren't what makes you emo, but it's definitely a huge part of the subculture. back in the 2000s emo kids were said to be "obsessed with how they look." band shirts are a staple, studded belts too (though they can get expensive if you shop at hot topic so I recommend hitting a thrift store or a second hand place like Facebook marketplace, making your own is also always an option!!) skinny jeans, beaten up converse or vans (bonus points if they have song lyrics on them) gloves, zip up jackets, messy eyeliner, other band merch, and spikey bracelets are all staple pieces.

3. DIY!!! emo was dead the second people thought a $25 tshirt from shein made you emo. emo is rooted in shitty sharpie tshirts and stitch work. YouTube is a wonderful place to find diy tutorials if you're just starting out

4. moral standpoints. emo is short for emotional, we're whiney little shits lolol. being open about the fact that you're sad or mentally ill and embracing it is what emo is about, we're a subculture made for losers who feel like they don't belong because we're not mentally sound. we made our own place to belong. lots of emo lyrics are about trauma and how we overcome it and giving hope to teenagers everywhere. because we're a subculture full of misfits, we welcome all types. gays, trans people, poc, poor people, ect. there's absolutely zero room for bigotry.

5. yt channels! a really great way to get involved almost immediately. some of these are modern and some from 16-17 years ago, go check out these channels! baileyheintzelman, TheLosersFromNowhere, AmberKatelynBeale, emoworldtv, The Punk Rock MBA, acidmilk, and KERRANG podcast (they have a lot of good band interviews)

6. what is NOT emo. emo has been watered down so incredibly that anyone can claim to be emo if they put on a little eyeliner and some fishnets. bands like rebzyxxx, 6arelyhuman, odetari, and other "scenecore" artists aren't emo or scene. egirls/boys aren't emo. goths and punks aren't emo. and for the love of god tiktok is not the place to learn everything about us

Jesus what a yap sesh.. (￢_￢)

I hope this helped in some capacity!! and welcome to the subculture<33

[boldlygayingwherenogayshavegayed]

Although I do agree that the concept that "goth/punk/alt styles is expensive" is bs, I don't like how people act as if it's cheap.

A lot of posts are like "just diy, it's that easy!" and completely ignore that even if someone somehow manages to acquire all the materials required for cheap (which isn't a given to begin with), it takes a lot of skill and time and energy. And if you don't have the skills, it takes MORE time and energy to acquire.

Time and energy are not cheap. For some people more than others. For some people, it's not even really feasible. I think it's kind of dismissive and people who are used to making stuff don't really realise how difficult it can be for people who aren't.

Also, some things aren't easy to make yourself. There are garments that you can't really make by yourself in a week? Obviously the alternative isn't to buy overpriced shit from dubiously sourced brands but like. "Make it yourself, there's YouTube tutorials" isn't always super helpful (especially if you're not in the US).