Tutorial - How to Solar Print a T-Shirt

Make a customized t-shirt

Tutorial at The Chilly Dog Blog

"I was wandering the aisles of Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts a few weeks ago when I discovered a small display of Lumi Inkodye. I have enjoyed a few fabric dyeing projects in my day and have even experimented with screen printing, but I had never seen anything like the Inkodye before.  It's solar activated. So you spread it on your fabric, set it out in the sun, and whatever sections of the ink are exposed to the sun, dye the fabric. The ink that's not exposed washes out.  I simply had to give it a try. I was not disappointed by the result. The crisp lettering looks as if it could have been screen printed. The best part is, it's 1000 times easier than screen printing".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Screen Printed Tee Shirt

Use a design from a coloring page

Screen Printed Tee Tutorial at Show Tell Share Blog

"After the first screen printing project I felt brave enough to try a bit more detailed design. This took a bit more planing. Once I printed off the image, I sat down and figured out which areas I wanted to paint and marked it. And also all the areas covered in glue had to be thought out and marked. My original image was more detailed, so I had to cover up some areas with too many lines".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Screen Printed T-Shirt

Any little boy would love this shirt

Screen Printed T-Shirt Tutorial at Show, Tell, Share Blog

"My youngest is turning 3 this weekend and I decided to make him a few gifts. Since I dilly dallied all week, I did not have time to make the superhero backpack I planned along with some superhero peg figures. Maybe for Christmas. I had a few t-shirts on hand and decided to make him screen printed T-shirts".... Read more