Rainy days arts and crafts times kids.
I've decided we need a diy thread to answer any questions people have on making things. Post tips for making anything.
How to make patches:
Ingredients:
An old t-shirt
Scissors
paper
pencil
sharpie
tape
wax paper
spray paint
a razor blade
thread and needle
Instructions:
Start by cutting out square patch sizes out of your t-shirt. Cut out the desired number of square cloth equal to the desired number of patches.
Draw out the design you want to paint on your patch on a sheet of paper with pencil or pen. Be sure to not leave any circles as they wont make working stencils later in the project. If you're not a good artist or don't feel like drawing your design out, I suggest you visit this site:
http://stencilpunks.mattrunningnaked.com/
Just pick out a design, use paint to shrink it to patch size and print.
Next you'll need to cover your paper with the design with wax paper. Trace over it in sharpie. Cut along the lines with your razor blade. You now have your stencil to guide you in painting your patch.
Take the patches of cloth you cut out of your shirt. Tape the stencil you just cut out on to it to hold it in place while spray painting.
Get ready to spray paint. I do my spray painting out on the front lawn. I put a garbage bag under the item I am spray painting as to not mess up the lawn. It's best to wear a bandanna or some other sort of mouth protection to prevent you from inhaling the spray paint ( I might have to change the name of the guild to stupid punks if you inhale too much spray paint)
Use the spray paint to paint your image on to your patch. Let dry for a few hours.
After your patch is done being painted you'll need to sew it on. If you're trying to sew it on to heavy fabric such as denim I recommend using a sewing machine. If not feel free to use thread and needle. Just tie a knot at the end of the thread and put the needle in and out. It's really as simple as that. It doesn't have to be fancy but it should be strong enough to hold the patch in place.
Viola you have your patch! AMAZING!
Next time: How to resize a t-shirt
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