Earlier in beginning you need to assemble a selection of t-shirts. We may want to use old t-shirts in your house, or you can try scouring flea markets and thrift stores for a variety of styles. Do remember that licensed shirts or those with logos sell better. Following it you need to assemble all of your tools and supplies in one place. And for the T-Shirt Purse project, you will need: one tee shirt, scissors, needle, thread. Do start by laying out your tee-shirt, and deciding how large you want the purse to be. And If the design is intricate, you will want to include as much as possible. When the design is smaller, you can consider making a smaller handbag. And how it's time to start cutting. We will need to carefully cut off the bottom hem of the tee because we will be using this as the strap of the purse. As well cut out the front of the tee-shirt, being careful to include all of the design. There is also need to cut out a section on the back of the shirt, roughly the same size as the front. It will be the back of our purse.
if you have all your fabric pieces cut out, you can begin to assemble the purse itself. Just lay out the front of the tee-shirt, or the piece with the design, on the bottom but make sure it is facing up. And on top of that lay the back of the shirt. Very next step can be completed using traditional needle and thread, a sewing machine, or even fusible webbing. This really depends on your skill level, and what you feel comfortable using. We want to leave a space of at least half an inch on all sides of the purse. People tend to eyeball this step, but you can also measure if you prefer.
While using the method you prefer, stick a seam around the edge of the fabric pieces, while maintaining that small space. It can save you a lot of time and frustration if you accidentally stick too close to your logo. We will now need to trim off the excess fabric. Earlier to doing that, we recommend turning the purse inside out, so you can see the front of the bag and decide if it still looks good. We can also leave the excess fabric if you like.
Some screen printing machines are pretty simple devices. Common most basic screen printing machine for t-shirt holds a single screen so that it can be dropped down onto a printing surface holding a shirt, consistently in the same position time after time..
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John Bush is a professional fashion designer with 10 years of experience in the
Custom Printed T shirts design and Screen Printing T Shirts design field.
