Make your own T shirt
Although I spend a lot of time – every day, up to eleven hours…way too long – making costumes, once I get home I still have the burn in me to create more stuff. I know it’d madness, but what can I say? That’s just the way I roll I suppose.
One thing which I have often been known to do is to make my own T shirts. And we’re not talking the shoddy rubbish like what might spring to mind, but the kind of quality stuff that looks like it came right off a catwalk!
Here’s how to create your own quality home-made T shirt. It isn’t an instant fix and does require some time and patience, but the end result will be a stunning T that you’ll be asked about wherever you go. So…
Firstly, make sure you use quality rag. By that I mean a decent T shirt that won’t shrink. No point spending all that time on it only for it to shrink the day after!
I paint directly onto the fabric. But this isn’t advisable. It’s best to draw the design with a chalk
Now you have your T, you need a design. Those with not much of a clue or artistic streak can find anything they want on Youtube or design pages. Those who want to create an original design, feel free. For the purpose of this here article, let’s say that I am going to do a tiger design…
Seeing as I have done this many times before, I paint directly onto the fabric. But this isn’t advisable. It’s best to draw the design with a chalk and go from there. Put cross-hatched lines on the parts you want to fill and start painting.
Ah, wait, before you start painting you will need…um, paint! Go with oil paint as it is completely washable and lasts longer than most T shirt ink!
You don’t need art classes to do a sterling job of it. First put some cardboard or paper under the layer of fabric to protect the back from getting paint on, then apply the oil paint on thick enough that it covers the fibres completely, but don’t slap it on too thickly once you have done that.
After that you’ll need to wait for the paint to dry, and that in itself will take its time. Even if you leave it out in the warm it’ll still take a while. Probably at least 3 days of constant non-stop drying time, that is.
Next? You wear it, of course. Everyone’s a winner!
Now then, maybe you want to stencil your design on instead? Look no further than this video…
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