Here's another look at what we're making for Burning Man. This is the making of a very-mini-skirt, made out of fire hose, leather and lace.
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I took pieces of embossed leather scrap cut in to organic shapes, and added reflective tape behind to make unique reflective elements for our clothing. We want burners to get some glow out on the playa.
The finished product is slightly tapered to fit around hips. Garnished with rivets on top and lace below. Snaps in the back and is adjustable. Sorry this isn't the best quality pic!
We are going to be vending as part of a fundraiser party for the Chico Urban Artists Collective artcar project, at GRUB on 7/23 see you there!
We have been wanting to do a collaboration with our friend Dragonboy56 for a long time, and finally have a chance. We are printing his art onto canvas and then turning the printed fabric into bags.
We acquired a large format printer when my last employer got out of the mapping business. In the past it has been used to print maps and posters on paper, but it is a pretty flexible machine, and we got it because it uses dyes instead of pigmented inks. We have been trying different media in it, with the goal of being able to print our own fabric. After some trial and error, we are getting there. We are now able to print onto uncoated raw canvas, and are working on building a steamer that we can use to fix the dyes after printing. Our next big creative push is for the 'Prepare for the Playa' Bazaar in San Francisco in July and August. In the coming months, check back with us as we dive into Dragon-printed hip-belts, backpacks, and other desert survival gear. Thanks, Dragon!
Zeeko Salvage is a collective. We are a married couple living, scrounging and sewing together. Many of our items are co-created; we like making lots of different things - that's why we have a variety of products to offer.
Zeke Lunder started out making farmer's market bags out of chicken feed sacks in 2004. Erika Dietrich Lunder learned to sew and make clothes from her grandmother, and worked as a clothing designer from 2005 to 2007.
Zeeko Salvage formed when we met and began collaborating on a line of purses and totes from feed sacks and mylar-printed Hindu comics. Lately we have been working with fire hose, firefighting surplus, inner tube, and leather, but we'll work with just about anything that can fit thru an industrial sewing machine.
We are a micro-scale DIY industry. The two of us do the sewing, repair our own machines and make as many tools and parts as we can. We sell online, at Chikoko sponsored events in Chico, California, and at the August 'Prepare for the Playa' Street Fair in San Francisco. Feel free to contact us if you have an idea for a custom bag. {Email Us}
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