How to Create & Design Clothes for Free Online
Creating and designing clothing online is a fun and easy way for people interested in starting their own fashion line to get a feel for the structure and detail that goes into the creation of shirts, dresses, slacks, shorts and more. Many websites that cater to the custom clothing crowd allow their users to design a variety of items for free, and the practice and experience can lay a solid foundation for up-and-coming fashion entrepreneurs.
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Find a website that allows you to create and tweak custom clothing designs for free. Websites such as Spreadshirt, DressByDesign, MakeYourOwnJeans and StyleShake give users the opportunity to select a plethora of items to design at no cost to the designer.
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Select the clothing item you want to design. For example, choose jeans, a dress, a skirt, a hat or whatever item inspires your creativity. If you are creating clothing to add to your own closet, pick something that will be a nice addition to your current wardrobe and style.
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Decide on your fabric choices and/or colors. Consider the season and the other clothes you may want to wear with it when making your selection. Again, be conscious of the intended wearer and the colors that will enhance her skin tone.
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Choose specific qualities for the neckline, hemline and inseam. Pick cuts and seams that will complement the wearer's figure and are appropriate for the item's daywear or evening-wear functionality. Think about any jewelry that may accessorize your decollete when narrowing down your neckline preferences.
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Design to your heart's delight. Play with a variety of color combinations and different tailoring specifications to test the website's design capabilities. Do not limit your creativity by trying only one website. Instead, test-drive a few websites before committing to any purchases. Save your designs in your user account, or copy and paste your images to your hard drive. You can order your designs to be made and shipped to you, and some sites give you the option to order patterns of your work so that you can make them yourself.
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Tips & Warnings
If your intent is to design simple custom attire such as T-shirts or hoodies featuring your own logos and graphics, check out websites such as Spreadshirt, Neighborhoodies and CafePress. These sites do not allow users to alter or modify the shape or fabrics of the clothing, but they do give users plenty of options for printing custom graphics and phrases on a vast array of clothing items.
Although there are a number of websites that allow for free clothing design, the cost of getting your item manufactured and shipped to you is often quite a bit higher than if you physically made the item yourself. Be sure you really love what you have created before purchasing it.
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