010601070208MATERIALS
QHappyFlexin Light
orange,PinkandGreen
(availablefromwww.
happyfabric.co.uk)
QHappyFlockin Orange,
Mint,RoyalBlue
(availablefromwww.
happyfabric.co.uk)
QGreaseproofpaper
QPlainT-shirt
If you’vealwayslikedtheideaof
screen-printingbutdon’twantto
getyourhandsdirty,thisheat
transfervinylprojectis a quickway
togetthelook.
HappyFabric’svinylsmakeit
easytolayershapesandcolours,
transforminga plainteeintothe
abstract-printtopofyourdreams
withjustaniron– nofancy
equipmentneeded.Useour
templatesonpage 79 andfollow
thedesignshown,orgofreestyle
andcutandstickit yourway.
There’stonsofdifferentvinyl
coloursandtexturestochoose
from,likeHappyFlock’svelvety
feel,HappyGlitter’ssparklyfinish,
andHappyFashion’sholographic
effect.Or,youcouldjustusethem
allandupdateyourwholeT-shirt
collectionin onefellswoop.(^01) Usingthetemplatesonpage 79
andthemainimageasa guide,
traceeachoftheshapesontothe
rightsideoftherelevantvinyl
colourusinga pen.
(^02) Carefullycutouteachshape,
makingsurealltheoutlineshave
beencutaway.Thiswillavoidany
markstransferringontothefabric
whenpressing.
(^03) Pre-presstheT-shirtwithaniron
onatwodotsetting– withoutany
steam– toeliminateanycreasesor
moisturein thefabric.
(^04) Workouttheplacementofthe
shapesandwhereyouwantthem
tolayerandoverlap.Wecreated
ourT-shirtin a screenprinting
style,placingshapesofonecolour
downfirst,thenlayeringshapesin
differentcoloursoverthetop.Use
themainimageasa guide,or
createyourowndesign.Once
you’rehappywiththeplacement,
takea phototoreferbackto.
(^05) Removeallthevinylshapesthat
sitontopofother,leavingonlythe
baselayerofshapesontheT-shirt.
Wherepossible,useHappyFlexas
thebaselayer,asthishasa smooth
surfacetolayertexturedvinylonto.
(^06) Carefully place greaseproof
paper on top of the shapes, making
HOW TO MAKE AN ABSTRACT-PRINT TEE