I've wanted to try some kind of t-shirt printing for years and finally forced myself to commit to one idea and get it done. I cut a bunch of texture into one 4 x 6" lino block and printed it many times on each shirt. I used a Fabric painting Medium (decoart) that claims to turn any acrylic paint into fabric paint. It printed nicely. I haven't washed the shirts yet. I made the top t-shirt myself. The second one was a very worn Banana Republic top that now can have a second life.
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Wait! Did you just press the block onto the shirt? Or press the shirt onto the block? Was a brayer involved? And, most importantly, will there be a tutorial?
Yes, I pressed the block onto the shirt. I didn't even put anything inside the shirt to block bleeding, because the paint did not go through the top layer of fabric. I used a speedball lino block that came mounted on mdf. I used a brayer to apply the paint to the block. It was so easy! Although, the method wouldn't work well for an intricate design. I made something that was just textural to accomodate my lazy printing technique.
Well, it doesn't look lazy to me, it looks so great! I love carving linoleum (I haven't done it in a long time), I think I'm going to go for it!
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