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I have many geeky T-shirts that I love, they remind me of the events and places I was enjoying - but I can not wear all of them any more. I want to keep them, as a reminder, as a souvenir, as a trophy. | I have many geeky T-shirts that I love, they remind me of the events and places I was enjoying - but I can not wear all of them any more. I want to keep them, as a reminder, as a souvenir, as a trophy. | ||
| − | I have made the first quilt in 2005, for "What the Hack" congress. | + | I have made the first T-shirts quilt in 2005, for "What the Hack" congress. |
| − | + | (this flag have in the meantime traveled the world... [[T-shirts_Hacking#Hackers_flag_goes_places]] ) | |
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| + | In 2013 I wanted to have a topic, and, since geeky T-shirts come mainly in black and white, but, with age and nonchalant washing practices, they end up in being in the *Fifty Shades of Gray*. | ||
Many people contributed their shirts, and I am grateful. | Many people contributed their shirts, and I am grateful. | ||
It took a lot of work: choosing, cutting, combining, sewing. I am happy and proud with the result! | It took a lot of work: choosing, cutting, combining, sewing. I am happy and proud with the result! | ||
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| + | Premiere was at "Observe Hack Make" festival, August 2013. | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 7 September 2013
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| Skills | Sewing |
| Status | Finished |
| Niche | Sewing |
| Purpose | Fun |
I have many geeky T-shirts that I love, they remind me of the events and places I was enjoying - but I can not wear all of them any more. I want to keep them, as a reminder, as a souvenir, as a trophy.
I have made the first T-shirts quilt in 2005, for "What the Hack" congress.
(this flag have in the meantime traveled the world... T-shirts_Hacking#Hackers_flag_goes_places )
In 2013 I wanted to have a topic, and, since geeky T-shirts come mainly in black and white, but, with age and nonchalant washing practices, they end up in being in the *Fifty Shades of Gray*.
Many people contributed their shirts, and I am grateful.
It took a lot of work: choosing, cutting, combining, sewing. I am happy and proud with the result!
Premiere was at "Observe Hack Make" festival, August 2013.
Contents
Status: FINISHED
Thanks to everyone who contributed the T-shirts:
- Arnd
- Philip
- Dan
- Bert
- Randy
- Tannie
- Fransje
- Azart
- Nana
- Shane
- ...
- (apologies if I forgot someone!)
At OHM2013
The premiere showing of the flag was at OHM2013.nl , at NoisySquare.
If you have more photos of the flag, please send them to becha at xs4all.nl
On Tour
BalCCon 2013
at balconn2013.org, Hackers COngress in Novi Sad, Serbia, September 2013
Project Description
Geeky T-shirts come mainly in black and white, but, with age and nonchalant washing practices, they end up in being in the *Fifty Shades of Gray*.
Quilt will be 5x10 field of patches of T-shirt cut-outs, ranging form black to white, and with 8 more columns in between.
Details
It's happening at OHM!
T-shit-flag will be made prior or at this summer's Dutch hackers camping event OHM2913: http://OHM2013.nl
T-shirts needed!!
Please send your old, geeky, grey T-shirts to us!
Shipping address
Shipping address: Vesna , Singel 258, 1016 A'dam, NL
Inspiration
Work in Progress
First 25 shirts, modeled on the (h)ACTA floor, end-June 2013
Brainstorm
- We might include some BDSM practices in the workshop, too ;-)
- ripping the t-shirts instead of cutting?
- making the blind-folds of the black t-shirts?
- mod shirts with zippers, nails, safety pins
- Get the "50 shades of grayscale" picture as a logo ;-)
- With this theme we should/could do something with leather
- leather wristbands with nails (e.g text TechInc)
- or wristbands with LEDs
- On the safe side: pillow, bag, sleeve, book cover, kite
Participants
- Becha (organiser)
Prior work examples
http://becha.home.xs4all.nl/w6l.jpg & http://blogger.xs4all.nl/becha/archive/2012/06/05/766224.aspx
http://becha.home.xs4all.nl/been_there-done_that-got_a_t-shirt.jpg &
Related projects
T-shirts_hacking - Workshop
T-shirts_Hacking - Project
