Battle Jacket Project
@battlejacket.bsky.social
The Battle Jacket Project celebrates and documents DIY punk material culture through free community-building battle jacket workshops! Based in DC/VA. Posts by @hangryghosts.bsky.social. Email us: info@battlejacket.org
Oh, no big deal. Just making battle jackets in a NATURE CENTER for Rock Creek National Park’s 135th birthday celebration! Officially our coolest workshop location yet. #rockcreekparkday2025 #dcpunk #dcart #nps
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh, no big deal. Just making battle jackets in a NATURE CENTER for Rock Creek National Park’s 135th birthday celebration! Officially our coolest workshop location yet. #rockcreekparkday2025 #dcpunk #dcart #nps
BIG NEWS DC! Join us for an incredibly special battle jacket workshop @ Rock Creek Park Day from 10-2 PM on Sat 9/27! Bring your own jacket to work on, OR we'll teach you how to make a custom patch! As always, all folks + skill levels are welcome. 🖤
#rockcreeknps #FindYourPark #rockcreekparkday2025
#rockcreeknps #FindYourPark #rockcreekparkday2025
September 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
BIG NEWS DC! Join us for an incredibly special battle jacket workshop @ Rock Creek Park Day from 10-2 PM on Sat 9/27! Bring your own jacket to work on, OR we'll teach you how to make a custom patch! As always, all folks + skill levels are welcome. 🖤
#rockcreeknps #FindYourPark #rockcreekparkday2025
#rockcreeknps #FindYourPark #rockcreekparkday2025
Come on down to Art Hive Collective on Friday 6/5 for a special battle jacket workshop supporting RESIST!, a celebration of art, community, and protest from 5-7 PM in Staunton, VA.
May 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Come on down to Art Hive Collective on Friday 6/5 for a special battle jacket workshop supporting RESIST!, a celebration of art, community, and protest from 5-7 PM in Staunton, VA.
DON’T FORGET: we’ll be at @solart_center in gorgeous downtown Staunton, Virginia THIS SATURDAY, 3/15, from 1-3pm! Come on down to work on your battle armor with us. 🖤
March 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
DON’T FORGET: we’ll be at @solart_center in gorgeous downtown Staunton, Virginia THIS SATURDAY, 3/15, from 1-3pm! Come on down to work on your battle armor with us. 🖤
For those people wondering where to get fabric and yarn with the Joann closures, a few suggestions:
-local knitting/crafting groups (check your local library)
-thrift stores
-garage and yard sales
-flea markets
-local Buy Nothing and swap groups
-local theater departments
-fiber festivals and fairs
-local knitting/crafting groups (check your local library)
-thrift stores
-garage and yard sales
-flea markets
-local Buy Nothing and swap groups
-local theater departments
-fiber festivals and fairs
February 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
STAUNTON AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY: we’ll be back at SolArt Center with another battle jacket workshop on Sat 3/15 from 1-3pm! Open to all, free to attend. Craft with community! 🖤
February 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
STAUNTON AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY: we’ll be back at SolArt Center with another battle jacket workshop on Sat 3/15 from 1-3pm! Open to all, free to attend. Craft with community! 🖤
Hey Staunton + the Shenandoah Valley! We have a TON of new patches for you, including a selection from our pal RetirementFund on Etsy. Our workshops are always FREE and open to all. 🪡✨ See you on Saturday from 1-3pm at SolArt Center!
February 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hey Staunton + the Shenandoah Valley! We have a TON of new patches for you, including a selection from our pal RetirementFund on Etsy. Our workshops are always FREE and open to all. 🪡✨ See you on Saturday from 1-3pm at SolArt Center!
Things are hard right now. If you need a place to talk, keep your hands busy, or just BE, you’re welcome at our next battle jacket workshop on Sat 2/8 at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA. We’re in this together. 🖤
January 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Things are hard right now. If you need a place to talk, keep your hands busy, or just BE, you’re welcome at our next battle jacket workshop on Sat 2/8 at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA. We’re in this together. 🖤
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The new “Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism—Yes, You! Yes, Now!” zine makes a great gift for your liberal fam, friends, neighbors & coworkers!
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
January 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The new “Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism—Yes, You! Yes, Now!” zine makes a great gift for your liberal fam, friends, neighbors & coworkers!
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
Our next FREE battle jacket workshop will be at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA on Saturday, 1/11/25 from 1-3 PM. All folks + all skill levels welcome! 🖤 Learn new ways to customize your own jacket, start a new one, or design a few buttons with our new machine. See you there! 🧷✂️🪡
December 13, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Our next FREE battle jacket workshop will be at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA on Saturday, 1/11/25 from 1-3 PM. All folks + all skill levels welcome! 🖤 Learn new ways to customize your own jacket, start a new one, or design a few buttons with our new machine. See you there! 🧷✂️🪡
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Washington DC! It’s cold AF! Help us keep our neighbors a bit warmer this winter!
Goal:
One time donations: $1,000
Month recurring donations: $100
So far we got:
One time: $355
Monthly: $15
Cashap: $RemoraHouseDC
One time & recurring: givebutter.com/remorahouse
Thank you all!
Goal:
One time donations: $1,000
Month recurring donations: $100
So far we got:
One time: $355
Monthly: $15
Cashap: $RemoraHouseDC
One time & recurring: givebutter.com/remorahouse
Thank you all!
December 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Washington DC! It’s cold AF! Help us keep our neighbors a bit warmer this winter!
Goal:
One time donations: $1,000
Month recurring donations: $100
So far we got:
One time: $355
Monthly: $15
Cashap: $RemoraHouseDC
One time & recurring: givebutter.com/remorahouse
Thank you all!
Goal:
One time donations: $1,000
Month recurring donations: $100
So far we got:
One time: $355
Monthly: $15
Cashap: $RemoraHouseDC
One time & recurring: givebutter.com/remorahouse
Thank you all!
We’re still here! Stay tuned for more Virginia workshops in January + February 2025!
November 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM
We’re still here! Stay tuned for more Virginia workshops in January + February 2025!
HAPPY PRIDE! 🌈✨ See you THIS SATURDAY, 6/8, at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA! Create your own patch or take one of ours! Browse our jacket collection for inspiration and work one-on-one with punk fiber artists. Battle jacket workshop takes place from 1-3 PM. Free to attend, donations accepted. 🖤
June 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM
HAPPY PRIDE! 🌈✨ See you THIS SATURDAY, 6/8, at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA! Create your own patch or take one of ours! Browse our jacket collection for inspiration and work one-on-one with punk fiber artists. Battle jacket workshop takes place from 1-3 PM. Free to attend, donations accepted. 🖤
Thanks, Staunton! We had TWENTY-ONE (21!!) punks of ALL AGES join us to craft and chat at the Valley’s inaugural battle jacket workshop at SolArt Center on Saturday! Missed this one? We’ll be back soon! Follow us on Bluesky, X, Facebook, or Instagram for future events.
April 16, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Thanks, Staunton! We had TWENTY-ONE (21!!) punks of ALL AGES join us to craft and chat at the Valley’s inaugural battle jacket workshop at SolArt Center on Saturday! Missed this one? We’ll be back soon! Follow us on Bluesky, X, Facebook, or Instagram for future events.
Check out this upcoming project! Cashapp or Cash is a short film about the weirdness of DC’s music scene. Wanna support or learn more? Check it out: indiegogo.com/projects/cashapp-or-cash-short-film. Thanks to our pal @shadyrose.bsky.social for sharing! #dcdiy #dcmusic #dcfilm #fundraiser
April 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Check out this upcoming project! Cashapp or Cash is a short film about the weirdness of DC’s music scene. Wanna support or learn more? Check it out: indiegogo.com/projects/cashapp-or-cash-short-film. Thanks to our pal @shadyrose.bsky.social for sharing! #dcdiy #dcmusic #dcfilm #fundraiser
Join us on April 13 at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA from 1-3 PM for our first FREE workshop in the Shenandoah Valley! All materials provided, all folks welcome. Let’s bring some punk to the Wharf.
March 19, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Join us on April 13 at SolArt Center in Staunton, VA from 1-3 PM for our first FREE workshop in the Shenandoah Valley! All materials provided, all folks welcome. Let’s bring some punk to the Wharf.
Same here.
I am happy for Godzilla. I am proud of him.
January 23, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Same here.
Have you ever given the battle jacket treatment to a garment or object other than a jacket? Anything can be an avenue for expression. At Friday’s workshop, a participant worked on studding and embroidering a beanie they had purchased right there at MAGFest. #punkart #fiberart #communityart
January 23, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Have you ever given the battle jacket treatment to a garment or object other than a jacket? Anything can be an avenue for expression. At Friday’s workshop, a participant worked on studding and embroidering a beanie they had purchased right there at MAGFest. #punkart #fiberart #communityart
BIG thanks to the good folks at MAGFest for hosting the Battle Jacket Project over the weekend! Interested in hosting a free battle jacket workshop with us? Email info@battlejacket.org! #communityart #punkart #queerart #magfest2024
January 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM
BIG thanks to the good folks at MAGFest for hosting the Battle Jacket Project over the weekend! Interested in hosting a free battle jacket workshop with us? Email info@battlejacket.org! #communityart #punkart #queerart #magfest2024
Stay tuned for more news, including upcoming 2024 workshops in the DC area!
December 8, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Stay tuned for more news, including upcoming 2024 workshops in the DC area!