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How To: Stencil Letters On A Shirt

Say it with your shirt!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/how-to-stencil-letters-on-a-shirt • Posted by Vetherz

So one day I was browsing around, Polyvore.com , and I saw this shirt, And It cost $50, I love it so much I decided to make it and share my technique, with you. My version caused around $10 *Note* This has nothing to do with twilight fanaticism...lol Nothing against you, I just really like True Blood a lot more. Hope to see a lot of responses and versions. Have a lovely day! ^__^

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

Tricky
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Description

So one day I was browsing around, Polyvore.com , and I saw this shirt, And It cost $50, I love it so much I decided to make it and share my technique, with you. My version caused around $10 *Note* This has nothing to do with twilight fanaticism...lol Nothing against you, I just really like True Blood a lot more. Hope to see a lot of responses and versions. Have a lovely day! ^__^

Instructions

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    First, choose a font that you really like. If you want the font that I have on my shirt, you can downloaded here. By clicking of the file Superstar_M54.ttf.

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    Open a document on Microsoft Word, change your page from "Portrait" to "Landscape" and write your message. For example: "Fang are Fantastic" on font 200. this might make you print it all on several pages.

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    Get your cutting mat, Xacto knife and letter you have already printed, on your 80 lb paper.

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    Start cutting the letter carefully.

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    <<< It would start looking something like this.

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    Take your T-shit, and inset it on the cutting mat, make sure its straight with no bumps. You should work on no clutter zone :)

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    After you have cutter all the letters, put the on the place of desire. Tape them down secure in place.

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    Now get you Tulip® Slick, Fabric Paint. You can do this with other times of paint, like acrylic paint, shirt ink. This one I got @ Walmart for $3.95, and I really love the results.

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    Start filling up the letters one by one, careful not to squeeze so hard, and hold down the papers, to avoid the paint bleeding to the other side. I filled up the outline cause its easier.

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    After you have them all outline, start carefully filling them, the less paint you use less "cakeky" is going to look.

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    Let it dry over night. The paint dries really fast.

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    If you do wanted exactly like on the picture,all you have to do is take your fabric scissors and start cutting it this way. When is cut, stretch the fabric a little, to you desire, this will take off the ruff edges look.