Hey Crafties!

I’m getting lots of requests for “Dirty Laundry’s” T-shirt project, so here’s the instructions!  So, get busy, would ya?

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 blank or vintage t-shirt of your choice
• store bought stencils or draw your own image on paper
• temporary spray adhesive or photo mount spray
• newspaper
• small pieces of coloured t-shirt fabric to create graphic image
• Stitch Witchery™ fusing

TOOLS: embroidery scissors, large fabric scissors, needle, embroidery thread, straight pins, iron, ironing board

1. Trace out the stencils onto paper or draw your own images.  Increase or decrease the size of your image to suit your chosen t-shirt with the use of a photocopy machine.
2. Using the spray adhesive, attach the Stitch Witchery™ fusing to pieces of fabric that are the same size as your graphic image.
3. Lightly dust the back of your graphic image with spray adhesive and place it on top of the fabric with the Stitch Witchery™ fusing on the back.  (Make sure your grain lines are running in the same direction, vertically.)
4. Carefully cut around the image.
5. Once cut out, gently peel the photocopied image away from the fabric.
6. Cut apart the blank t-shirt along the seams, and be sure to neatly trim away the serged edges to create a clean finish.
7. Arrange the fabric cut-outs onto the front of the t-shirt.  Set the iron on high temperature, and press the fabric cut-outs for several seconds using a lot of steam.
8. Thread the needle with embroidery thread and tie a double knot at the end. The length of the thread should be 5” (12.7 cm) longer than the area being sewn.  Begin at shoulders and stitch the t-shirt back together using a straight stitch or running stitch.  Knot off at the beginning and end of each pattern piece.  Follow next with the arms and then finally the body.