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iron on tees DIY

iron on tees DIY

Here are some t-shirts I’ve been making for the Beehive Bazaar. They are sooo very fun to make, I could make them all night, oh wait I already did…

iron on tees DIY
Iron On tees DIY

This is such a fun and easy iron on tees DIY. You can make tees, patch jeans or other articles of clothing, customize a bag or even towel with this method. I used favorite images from favorite fabrics, but you could use solid fabrics cut into letter shapes and a million other possibilities. Let the creativity fly as you customize, embellish and individualize your goods.  Tip: a custom bag or tee shirt is a great party favor, especially for kids parties.

You will need:

  1. Two sided iron on paper called Heat n Bond, available at any fabric or craft store.
  2. Tee shirts (or other articles of clothing) of all-size and colors.
  3. Fabric to cut up and iron onto the clothing articles, I used all cotton fabrics.
  4. Iron, scissors, sewing machine.

iron on tees diy

As you can see in the pictures, after ironing on the fabric, I reinforced the edges with a blanket stitch. Reinforcing is best done on a  sewing machine, any stitch you like will do. It’s a good idea to sew down the edges because clothing will be washed over and over and the ironed on fabric will inevitably fray with that sort of wear and tear.

3 Comments

  1. wildgrass

    May 2, 2007 at 1:53 am

    hello,i am glad to read your blog.
    I am also a designer about plane design and web design.But i am so poor about them. I am a chinese girl ,welcome to China and Beijing!
    My blog at http://chaoyutian.blogspot.com/

  2. H

    May 2, 2007 at 7:03 pm

    Noelle, That is a coool comment from China.

    Took crazy pictures at Hope of America yesterday. Thought of you and SteveO.

    Can’t get any felt or clay work done. Ug.
    H

  3. steph

    May 4, 2007 at 4:49 am

    ‘Lil G & G ‘Lu need some of that action! Those are lily and gracies street names!

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