Design and print your own t-shirt!

Hey everyone!^-^

Last Saturday, me and Kay decided we'd make a tutorial on how to design and print your very own t-shirt design. I have the video here, but if you want a full detailed description of the tutorial then carry on reading!

First you are going to need:

- Plain cheap t-shirt (We got long sleeved ones from primark for £3.50, but theres probably cheaper!)
-Fabric Ink (I used Dylon Fabric Paint in 7, 23 and 11 and they were about £2.58 each!)
-Permeable Fabric* (organza fabric is good and it's about £3.50 or less per metre)
- Fabric Scissors*
- Embroidery hoop* (I'm using a 10", you can get them from most fabric stores and I think mine was £2.80)
- PVA or Modpodge glue, either will work*
- Pencil*
- Paper
- Paint Brush
- Sponges*

*If you are directly painting on your design then you won't need these, but then this tutorial is pretty pointless so it's best to use one!

Step Un: First of all you need to pick and draw your design onto a piece of paper. Then, cut a square of fabric that is bigger than the embroidery hoop and fix it in. The best way to do this, is to place the bigger hoop on the bottom, place the fabric on top and then slide on the smaller hoop. Then tighten the screw and pull the edges for a flat surface.

Step Deux: Next, place the hoop with the fabric on top of your design and use a pencil to go around it on the fabric.

Step Trois: This part was quite tricky, use the PVA or Mod-Podge glue on the places on the fabric that you do not want the paint to go through, thus leaving the t-shirt white or whatever it's original colour was underneath them. You may want to do this around the edges, in the whites of the eyes or where you want to hand paint anything afterwards.

Step Quatre: To dry the glue, we found waving it about like crazy was the quickest way! Once the glue is dry, place your hoop with the fabric on top of the teacher, make sure there is a piece of paper inside the t-shirt so that the ink/paint doesn't seep through to the other side. After that, you can use a sponge to dab the ink onto your design.

Step Cinq: Once you are finished that, lift the hoop off and voila! Your design is complete! You may need to add on some finishing touches with a paint brush as well of course:)

Note: Check your fabric paint/ink before you use it incase you have to wash the t-shirt first or iron on the paint/ink before washing it.

Please watch our video and if you have a youtube, like, comment and subscribe please please please please please please please! Kay's channel is www.youtube.com/mizz98kay so check her out! Have fun t-shirt making! - Lee xx