Materials:
a t-shirt
freezer paper
an iron
craft knife and a cutting board or self-healing mat
fabric paint and a sponge brush
Step 1:
Pick the design that you want to use for your shirt. For this shirt I just typed up what I wanted my shirt to say in Word. Than I held my freezer paper up to the screen and traced it.
Pick the design that you want to use for your shirt. For this shirt I just typed up what I wanted my shirt to say in Word. Than I held my freezer paper up to the screen and traced it.
Step 2:
Cut out your design, using your craft knife and cutting board or self-healing mat.
Step 3:
Iron your freezer paper stencil onto you t-shirt.
Iron your freezer paper stencil onto you t-shirt.
Step 4:
Before you start to paint, I always put a piece of cardboard inside the shirt, just in case I'm a little heavy handed with the paint, I don't want it to bleed through. Then paint over your stencil.
Before you start to paint, I always put a piece of cardboard inside the shirt, just in case I'm a little heavy handed with the paint, I don't want it to bleed through. Then paint over your stencil.
Step 5:
Let your paint dry just a little, before peeling off your stencil. I have discovered that if you let it dry too long, the stencil is harder to peel off.
Let your paint dry just a little, before peeling off your stencil. I have discovered that if you let it dry too long, the stencil is harder to peel off.
For a double-sided shirt, just do one side at a time. Let the first side dry before starting the other side.
Step 6:
Enjoy your new, super-cute, completely customized shirt!
