Get free sewing & fashion design tips straight to your inbox! Subscribe Now

What is Sublimation printing? Why is it so loved?

Sublimation is a fabric printing process in which images are printed using special ink on special transfer paper with specialized machines, and then they are heat pressed into the fabric. It results in printing high-definition intricately made designs on fabric which is permanent. The method can only be used on polyester or polyester blended fabrics. … Read more

Using Iron on Transfer Paper to print on clothes

Do you have a beautiful picture or a drawing that you want to see on your t-shirt; but are you wary of the mess you may make in the process or of the cost you will incur? When you want to transfer a particular design onto fabric, there are many options for you – including … Read more

Resist Printing on fabric : 3 DIY methods

Resist Printing refers to printing on fabric that results in an undyed pattern in the shape of the resist applied on a dyed background. It is a negative printing method.  In this fabric printing method, a resist is applied on the fabric that will keep the dye from penetrating the cloth. When you dye the … Read more

How to do Fabric Stamping: 7 Simple Techniques

In all my (limited) experience of making prints and patterns on fabric, stamping is the easiest. The main advantage I see is when I have to paint the same design many times over on fabric – it can give professional quality results, especially when done carefully with fabric paint or textile ink on pre-washed fabric … Read more

T-shirt Painting – 5 easy techniques

Wearable Art! sounds so lofty, but what if I tell you that you can easily do it yourself – through Tshirt painting? A T-shirt is your blank canvas, and with some fabric paint, brushes, and a plain Tshirt, you can go berserk and be the artist and then wear it yourself. When it comes to Tshirt … Read more

6 methods to Transfer Photos/Pictures/Images to Fabric at home

Do you want to own your fabric? Like, really totally own it! With your own images which you have seen and loved in a magazine or maybe photographed it yourself or created it in your computer with beautiful images interspersed with lettering and graphics like on this Next t-shirt. Transferring photographs or picture or any … Read more