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Suits Are Better Tech Than Modern Clothes

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  1. sasaf5 · · focus · HN ↗
    You can also get custom-made jeans and T-shirts. They fit better, you can pick the fabric, you can choose details, plus tailors tend to be fun to chat with. I could spend a whole day browsing the local fabric market chosing fabric for my next shirt.

    I find it baffling, but custom-made shirts are cheaper than off-the-shelf.

    1. elric · · focus · HN ↗
      You can also learn to make your own tshirts. Sewing is a useful skill in general, and tshirts are pretty easy. The neck band is a bit of a challenge, but other than that it's just cutting fabric to a template and sewing pieces together using a sewing machine.
      1. makeset · · focus · HN ↗
        Don't you need a serger for the overlock stitch used on most t-shirts? Those are neither cheap nor easy to use.
        1. elric · · focus · HN ↗
          I mean the result might look better with an overlocker, but you can just fold and stich the ends instead. I guess it depends on what you're after. There are maker spaces and other creative hubs where you can easily use sewing machines or overlockers.

          Or you can buy one for like ~€350. It's not cheap, but also not insurmountable if you want to go down the route of making your own clothes.

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