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Step 2Pick and Strip T-shirts
Pick some clean, washed old t-shirts with matching or compatible colors.
Lay out your t-shirt on the mat, and cut into ~1.25" strips with your rotary cutter. Convert as much of each shirt into strips as possible - it's better to have leftovers than to run out.
You'll notice I don't have a picture of this step - you'll have to use your imagination, and extrapolate from the other picture of rotary-cutter use below.
Why no picture? Well, this is a bit repetitive, and rotary cutters can be SHARP! I forgot to take a timely lunch break, and set the cutter down on the back of my hand with the guard pulled up - it cut all the way down to the bone, with virtually no pressure applied. Thankfully it missed all the important stuff (tendons, etc.) so I grabbed some tissue glue (cyanoacrylate) and superglued the cut back together. A quick popsicle-stick splint and some protective padding, and I was back to cutting.
Long story short, bleeding all over means you forget to take pictures. Remember, kids, safety first! I've used sharp rotary cutters for decades, and finally got a stupid injury. I don't recommend it.
Edited to add:
I found a couple of pictures! Turns out this step WAS documented, I just forgot where I put them. I'm still using the same excuse, though.
Lay out your t-shirt on the mat, and cut into ~1.25" strips with your rotary cutter. Convert as much of each shirt into strips as possible - it's better to have leftovers than to run out.
You'll notice I don't have a picture of this step - you'll have to use your imagination, and extrapolate from the other picture of rotary-cutter use below.
Why no picture? Well, this is a bit repetitive, and rotary cutters can be SHARP! I forgot to take a timely lunch break, and set the cutter down on the back of my hand with the guard pulled up - it cut all the way down to the bone, with virtually no pressure applied. Thankfully it missed all the important stuff (tendons, etc.) so I grabbed some tissue glue (cyanoacrylate) and superglued the cut back together. A quick popsicle-stick splint and some protective padding, and I was back to cutting.
Long story short, bleeding all over means you forget to take pictures. Remember, kids, safety first! I've used sharp rotary cutters for decades, and finally got a stupid injury. I don't recommend it.
Edited to add:
I found a couple of pictures! Turns out this step WAS documented, I just forgot where I put them. I'm still using the same excuse, though.
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