Make a Punk Rock Leather Jacket

Everybody wants to be cool, and nothing says cool better than a punk rock leather jacket. Now, there is no real layout to making a punk rock leather jacket. It’s a real do-it-yourself project, so the style is going to be completely up to you. You can make the entire thing covered in spikes and studs, or leopard print sleeves. You could paint band logos all over it, or even just leave it black (or white, or red, depending on what color jacket you get). Here are some tips that may help.

Steps

Spikes and studs

  1. Choose a pattern for your jacket, such as studs/spikes.
  2. Mark the pattern in chalk on the jacket.
  3. Press the prongs of the stud firmly onto the jacket to make a pattern for your exacto knife to cut.
  4. Use an xacto/craft knife to precut holes for the prongs to go into.
  5. Push the prongs through the holes and flatten on the reverse side to hold into place.

Paint

  1. Supplies- Acrylic paint or paint pens.
  2. Acrylic paint will stick well to leather, as will paint in "paint pens". Your imagination is your only limiting factor here. Sketch your idea and then paint it!

Sewing

  1. Supplies- Fabric-Patches-super glue- string (fishing line works) - a nail- a needle- pliers- a hammer- screw creativity, conform this time.
  2. Sewing leather is very difficult. It can be made easier by using a high end sewing machine and special needles for sewing leather, but if you are doing it by hand you will need to pre-punch each stitching hole with an awl, a nail, or some other similar punch tool to avoid breaking needles and swearing outlandishly when you poke yourself with the needle. Another tip is to use pliers to poke your needle through the leather.
  3. Sew funky fabric onto the collar, lapel, sleeve, back, side, or anywhere you think some fabric or a patch would look cool. It is also a good idea, but not necessary, to superglue the fabric to the jacket as to hold the material in place. This also prevents the fabric from puffing out while wearing it and to make it look almost professionally done from a distance.

Accessories

  1. Supplies- Buttons and/or whatever would look good if you put it on a jacket.
  2. Accessorize your jacket with anything that takes your fancy. Jackets look good with a little extra, and in adding all that extra stuff, why not put more on there. Just kind of jazz it up. Throw some buttons you got at a show on there, or a safety pin or two. Also, super gluing bottle caps from your favorite beer looks nice. You could really use anything on this step.

Tips

  • You can also add chain onto your jacket as well. To put them on is easy: you just get a chain then you sew it on where you want it.
  • Buy a needle specifically for sewing leather. Leather needles, unlike regular needles, have a cutting point, so make it so much easier to get through the leather. They are expensive, but worth every penny.

Warnings

  • Don't put on too many chains, you might get caught on things!

Things You'll Need

  • A leather jacket
  • Studs and spikes (with prongs or screws)
  • Acrylic paint (suggested paint pens)
  • An X-acto knife
  • Super glue
  • Patches (preferably band patches)
  • Buttons (preferably of bands as well)
  • Needle and thread
  • A hammer
  • A nail
  • Pliers
  • Chains

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