diy custom t shirt

diy custom t shirt
I'll show you how you can create, (or steal) any design and transfer to a shirt (even black shirts) all that is needed is
- a inkjet printer
-transfers (found at walmart)
-parchment paper
-iron
-x-acto or razor
-blank shirt
-Time
 
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Step 12 ways to do it

2 ways to do it
guess at school I'm condsidered to dress as a punk. maybe its because
A.) I've heard of a belt and I don't have my pants down to my ankles like a "gansta"
B.) I wear converse instead of a pair of $500 Jordans or what ever brand or
C.) I have belt buckles of different Star Wars character's heads (such as Boba Fett) or
D.) I wear usually black shirts. (I also have red, white and Grey shirts I frequently wear)
but any who I make probably make 50% of my shirts. below are 2 different ways to do shirts the one on the right is obviously the batman logo which was done pretty simply by using Jordan's "Another T-Shirt Stencil" tutorial. the only difference is I kept the freezer paper on and waited for it to dry then reapplied a yellow ink then took the freezer paper off and left it to dry. However the on on the left has many different colors and stuff. for this type of shirt design you will need to do a run to walmart.
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Oct 14, 2011. 2:58 AMxUNMERITEDx says:
The words the dude on the left the tshirt transfer package say; "OMG look at him; he's sooo gahay, he does not wear a greenleaf shirt like wee do" xD
The dude on the right: *does a Beavis&and Butthead kinda laugh*


Thanks for the tutorial btw ^^
Instructables is awesome! =D
Aug 18, 2011. 9:56 AMlcamp says:
This is great. I really like unique shirts, such as home-designed shirts, team shirts, and so on. Thanks for posting this!
do you need special ink
Nov 4, 2010. 2:33 PMPossumeth says:
Why walmart? :s
May 20, 2010. 7:47 AMSantaB says:
I think I have that same, exact iron at home...
Nov 4, 2009. 6:06 PMxxgearzofgrindxx says:
star wars isn't punk...
Feb 16, 2010. 4:56 PMBrute Killah says:
star wars will never be punk.
Jan 7, 2010. 8:53 PMinfestacool says:
Nice instructable !

I made a business out of making shirts this way in college. you can buy the shirts wholesale online for about $3 each. You can get the screens pretty cheap too. I charged $15 each making a healthy profit. They look very professional and are really easy to make.

The best part is you can make a shirt out of any picture. A little photoshop and basic graphic design and people will ask you where they can buy it.

To answer some people questions
Yes you can wash it.
They do fade over time, though turning them inside out helps.  i've worn shirts made with these for years.
If you dry them on low heat or hang dry they wont crinkle up but i always forgot to do that.
You can use the screens on any color shirt. They are opaque so you dont need to flip the design when you print and they look the same on any color tshirt.  The light color transfers are transparent and you need to flip the design.

These arent only limited to t shirts either Ive made patches and messenger bags using these. Anything that can be ironed.

Also don't worry so much about copyright infringement with logos and stuff. Unless you're selling it no one is going to care.

Though designing your own stuff is more fulfilling.




Dec 1, 2009. 5:50 PMpaltskan says:
 awesome instructable, thanks! do you have any idea how long this will last (with the careful washing and all) because a friend told me it will only last through a couple of washes?
Mar 21, 2009. 7:27 PMemokids67 says:
deff trying this, thanks
Feb 20, 2009. 12:24 AMgoodoldayz says:
does the printed material have to be a specific paper or can a regular piece of printed paper do ? is there a seperate sheet strictly for white shirts ?
Dec 25, 2008. 1:36 AMcphuph1 says:
www.cafepress.com is good too
Dec 9, 2008. 6:13 PMweswert says:
O man that a cool shirt nice job on it too! Boba Fett rules!
Nov 25, 2008. 7:56 AMwenpherd says:
do they have to be black
Nov 25, 2008. 4:27 PMwenpherd says:
soooooo can you buy them for diffrent color shirts
Nov 11, 2008. 10:17 PMmangadragon says:
It's still kinda stealing... but then again, half of the songs and programs on my computer are stolen. Fair enough.
Aug 27, 2008. 6:51 PMnoxvox says:
Really neat work. For girls who want more fitted shirts than Hanes (an excellent choice, to be sure), try on anything you want at Good Will. Your total cost for the shirt will come to $4.00 including tax.
Aug 23, 2008. 7:55 AMDIYDragon says:
What type of shirts work best for these? I made one today with my own design, but it didn't come out well.. I'm blaming the stretchy type of material the shirt was made out of. I thought it would be Okay, but the design didn't "stick" all the way. : ( 100% cotton best for these or what? Thanks, Tabz.
Aug 19, 2008. 11:54 PMMrL33TPenguin says:
Where can I get the transfer sheet? I live on Guam and we don't have most big brand stores like Walmart.
Aug 23, 2008. 1:47 AMMrL33TPenguin says:
OK.... Thanks.
Aug 16, 2008. 11:13 AMsmarteddaedae says:
where did you get the boba fett design?
Jun 6, 2008. 5:32 AMandyhuntdesigns says:
Good tut, but if you're gonna take the time to make homemade t-shirts, you should come up with your own new original designs that no one else would ever have instead of making knock-offs of shirts from Target. That defeats the purpose of making custom shirts.
Jun 6, 2008. 4:16 PMdashman94 says:
Tru dat
Apr 29, 2008. 6:41 PMtyeo098 says:
You totally forgot about the second part with the freezer paper.
Apr 29, 2008. 7:33 PMErik Lindemann says:
Cool man. I'll give this a go. You might want to add in the bit about what the freezer paper is for though. By the way, Boba Fett's the man.
Apr 29, 2008. 7:21 PMGorillazMiko says:
Sweet! I do this every know and then, it's awesome. Nice job.
Apr 29, 2008. 5:53 PMjoejoerowley says:
Cool! I have a tutorial already on how to do this here but yours is great!
Well Done!
Thanks
Joe

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