How to Personalize Your Hoodie
Hoodie sweatshirts are a comfortable and casual attire choice for cooler months and can be worn almost anywhere, from a class at your local gym to a friend's get-together. You can create your own personalized hoodie at home--adding your name, initials, favorite sports team or a picture--by using a few simple supplies. This personalized hoodie will be one-of-a-kind because it will represent you and your unique interests.
Things You'll Need
- Hoodie sweatshirt
- Computer with Internet access
- Printer
- Iron-on transfer paper
- Iron
- Personalization supplies such as iron-on patches
Instructions
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Wash and dry your hoodie prior to any personalization. The Avery iron-on instructions website suggests this to help preshrink the fabric so that your personalization does not get warped or destroyed in future washes.
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Pick a personalization item. Decide if you want to personalize with your name, initials or a picture.
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Use your personalization supplies to create a sample look. For example, if you want to personalize your hoodie with your initials and are using iron-on letter patches, set out the patches where you want them to be on your hoodie. If you are using a picture from your computer, print it out onto iron-on transfer paper and align it where you would like it on the hoodie.
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Perfect your personalization on the hoodie. Be sure that everything is in its proper place on the hoodie before going onto the next step.
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Iron your design onto your hoodie with a hot iron with no steam. Use plenty of pressure and keep the iron on the design for about 30 seconds before removing.
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Hang the hoodie up to cool for a few minutes.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are using iron-on paper for your personalization you will need to peel the backing off after ironing. If the design begins to lift, re-iron with more pressure.
A towel underneath your hoodie will help the design stick when you are ironing.
