How to Design Your Own Tee
T-shirts come in a variety of shapes, sizes and designs. Most clothing stores sell some sort of tee with a screen-printed design. If you can't find just what you're looking, try designing your own T-shirt. The process is actually much simpler than you might imagine, and making your own customized tee can leave you with a great feeling of satisfaction.
Things You'll Need
- Photo-editing software
- Printer
- Iron-on paper
- Plain T-shirt
- Scissors
- Iron
Instructions
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Import a photograph or create an image for your T-shirt in an image-editing software porgram, such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel Paint.
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Print your created image content from the software onto the iron-on paper. Place the paper into your printer so the ink is applied to the side that feels rough, like parchment paper.
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Cut the image out of the iron-on paper with scissors.
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Place the image onto the area of the tee where you want the design. The rough side of the paper should be facing the fabric of your T-shirt.
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Set your iron on low, let it warm up and apply the heat to the back of the iron-on paper. The heat will adhere the image onto your T-shirt.
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Tips & Warnings
If you would like a more professional look, take your saved design file (on a CD or flash drive) to a local screen-printing company, and have them transfer your design to a tee.
