I want to make some shirts for myself because 1. I'm cheap and don't want to pay $30 for mass-produced crap, and 2. I have a month left of summer and nothing much to occupy my time with. I'm thinking about stitching designs onto plain cotton/polyester shirts, drawing with some sort of fabric paint/markers, and *maybe* screenprinting with a tutorial I found online. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best quality supplies to use? Care to be cynical and suggest possible disasters? Thanks x]
2007-08-04 13:30:50 · 4 answers · asked by Elle 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Nowadays the easiest and cheapest approach to make them look good is to get those transfer sheets that work with an ink jet printer. You make the design in your computer, load the printer with the transfer sheets, print them (mirror image), and then iron them onto the shirt. For designs you have everything you can think up plus everything that is on the web like free clip art or news photos or celebrity pix.
You need to get great quality shirts like Hanes to look professional. If you look at the best printed t-shirts or even at an ad for companies that print t-shirts you will see they offer Hanes for the top of the line. Don't put all that effort into a crappy t-shirt that will shrink and warp.
2007-08-04 14:14:53 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I've learned: Sewing on a knit fabric, such as t-shirt material is tricky. If you hand-stitch, the stretch fabric easily
gets twisted and it's very frustrating. If you machine-stitch, well
again, you have the stretchy-fabric problem. To avoid that you need to apply interfacing to the inside of the shirt first. (Check the inside of any t-shirt you have with sewn-on design. The
interfacing is that cloth you see under the design.) If that sounds like more trouble than it's worth, it probably is.
Iron-on transfer paper that prints from your computer is a fun
creative way to design, so many possibilities! What I've learned: When the instructions say WASH FIRST and DO NOT use any fabric softener before you apply the image - LISTEN. It's worth it because the paper is $$$. Have Fun!
2007-08-04 14:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by nin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the previous suggestion and get a heat transfer and print it on your computer. Do not spend the money on screenprinting tutorials etc. If you don't want to spend $30 on a shirt, the cost of equipment to screenprint is not for you.
If you want to get creative get some fabric paint from craft stores, rhinestones, iron on things and have a good time!
2007-08-05 11:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by go green shirts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By using a printer and inexpensive t-shirt transfer paper, you can make a few tees at a low cost. Most stores sell kits that include several sheets of paper.
2016-09-06 09:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by Herbert 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw stick-determine characters of each and every of them and function them on the front of the blouse, like a grid. considering there is 8 of them (3 from WongFu + happyslip, kevjumba, david choi, NDtitanlady, and Tayzonday), have them on a three via 3 grid with the middle left empty. on the back, you could write the date.
2016-10-13 23:59:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋