Invaders 2nd, or alt: Part 3

got my jersey in the mail! looks... SHARP!

not trying to give to much away, but... glad i made an extra set of the #40 in this style! i think it will be coming in handy:

trying to figure out what to do with the shoulder area. in the meantime, it's off to the sewing machine!

Outlaws race sweater

here's a little project i had a lot of fun making. right out of high school i played dek hockey for a team called The Outlaws. so it only took me 1 season to redesign the jersey with this logo:

i've since updated it just a bit:

The Outlaws logo has ALWAYS been one of my very favorites. so i decided, why not DIY it. but instead of another hockey jersey, i went with a biking theme. these were amongst my first DIYs, so i was still using felt. all these pics were taken before i had the chance to sew down the letters and symbols. and then glue and sew them onto the jersey. maybe sometime next year i will buy twill, and make this sweater again... but a little tougher. enjoy:

racing themed number/nameplate with screen name/nickname rather than last name:

shot a bit farther away:

sleeve patch:

close up of the front wordmark detail:

front (love the color scheme):

whole front:

sleeve:

patches (note my love for the state of PA with a logo in the middle breaking it up):

and of course, my love for #40. Pittsburgh Penguins style number font:

Crabbers... finished!

and just in time for my vacation to Mexico. enjoy the pics:

i found that on lightweight/dri fit material, it's much easier to sew if you back the twill (or whatever) with paper towel. and really easy to rip away when finished:

back of the jersey:

front:

randoms:

done, and done!

coincidence?

that's all for today! bunch of invaders stuff posting soon...

-ry

project840: an explination

"project eight forty"

"project"

i want this blog to be about more about my DIY projects, and very little about my personal life outside my DIY hobby (and explinations about my favorite numbers, ahem).

also open and happy to post guest projects when they pop up here and there.

"8"

real simple, it's my 2nd favorite number since i was about 10 years old. we were on family vacation in ocean city maryland. me and my two older brothers (by 7 & 10 years) were racing go carts. i started to act a fool and bang them around the track. caused a wreck or two. won the race while driving car #8. on the last lap while heading into the parking/stopping area, over the loud speaker in the whole fun park "if you were just racing in so-in-so race, and you were #8, DO NOT buy a ticket for anymore rides for the rest of the night". as i pulled in, a guy stopped my cart with his foot and said "you know you're #8, right?" my parents were doubled over laughing at that point.

"40"

favorite number since high school varsity hockey. when i first got into ice hockey sophomore year, i was a heavier kid, so i wanted a big jersey. i picked a #39 goalie jersey and wore it for a season on JV. when i got bumped up to varsity hockey, the #39 wasn't available so i just moved up to #40. been wearing it ever since...