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Tuesday How To: Quote T-Shirt

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois State chapter.

This homemade trendy t-shirt is a great way to spend time with your girls over Christmas break!
Give them out as gifts, or keep them for yourself.
These t-shirts are an awesome project to do and will fill that extra time over break.

 
 

What you’ll need:
Elmer’s Blue Gel Glue
(Plain white glue will NOT work)
Fabric Dye
A white t-shirt, dress, tank top, or any other clothing you want!

 

Step 1:
Wet your tee with cool water and place a water resistant board (such as the top of a plastic bin) between the layers of fabric.

Step 2:
Design: Draw whatever on your clothing.
Try lyrics from your favorite songs or your favorite quote.

Step 3:
Let it dry completely. This will take a few hours

 

Step 4:
Prepare a dye bath. Your dye bath should be prepared using cool water. Experiment with different amounts of dye until you find the right concentration. Keep in mind that the color that comes out of the dye bath will be a couple of shades darker than the dry, finished garment.

Step 5:
When you get the color you want, lay your garment flat to try.
Step 6: When your tee is dry (to let the dye set) soak it in cool, soapy water for about 15 minutes. This soak washes the extra glue out. Throw it in the washer (alone) and dry as you would normally.

 

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Megan Maginity

Illinois State

Megan is a sophomore Journalism major at Illinois State University, with a minor in Creative Writing. She balances her time between class, her sorority- Gamma Phi Beta, and writing for the college newspaper- The Daily Vidette. When she’s not busy, Meg likes to shop for the best sales, rollerblade, hang out with friends or watch reruns of Sex and The City. Becoming a campus correspondent/editor-in-chief was a great accomplishment for her because she is an aspiring writer, hoping to take on the world of mass media after graduation in 2013.