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Hey guys, brand new on here - have just posted over in the introductions thread - and just looking for general advice on...well, everything really!
My question is pretty all encompassing, but pretty vague i.e. I just don't really know where to start, and I HAVE searched around these forums at length previously, on many occasions, but am so completely new to this, and following days/weeks of Google searching and worrying, am probably suffering a little from information overload at the moment, so thought I'd just post my own specific question, if that's ok
So, aside from making a couple of vests/customising a couple of tees a few years ago, I've never made/designed t-shirts before, but it's something I'm serious about, and also something I've looked into over the years, but have finally got to a point where I'm ready to do it. ( I have been making fine art for several years, so am not entirely new to that area of things, but this is a whole new ball game, isn't it!? )
Basically, I wish to - as a tentative starting point - buy around 15 t-shirts, and heavily customise them i.e. cutting into, sewing, embellishing, and also print/paint onto/dye them. In an ideal world - or when I gain more experience - I'd like to make from scratch, but for now, I'd like to buy from a company like AmericanApparel, as I'm wanting a fashionable-fit, quality tee. (Am also entirely overloaded with tee info, and am unsure what type/material/weight etc would best suit my needs, OR where would be best to buy, but that's another thing)
To stop this becoming a mammoth essay, I wonder if the best thing for me to do would be to upload some of my recent designs, and perhaps peeps could take a look, and give me a little direction i.e. What methods they would choose to bring the designs to life? That would be great, anyway.
Here are a couple of v rough sketches:
I have about 30 or so of these sketches, and they're all in the same sort of style. What I had in mind was that I would be sewing, adding/taking away bits of material/adding buttons/piping/straps/poppers etc, and my dyeing methods would be, for example, dip-dyeing, or overall dyeing... bleaching etc. I also want to print/hand-paint but don't know where to begin...I know I'm getting too specific now and should probably go into further detail on another thread, but the one question I'm really trying to get at, is - What really would be the best way to go about achieving what I've envisioned?
The most important elements for me are:
- In a nutshell, creating a high-quality, unique fashion garment
- Using the correct method for each individual element of the t-shirt, to achieve the best outcome
- Using the best quality tools, methods and highest skill-level I possibly can (whilst not spending TOO much money to begin with!) to achieve the overall desired effect, and, simply...to make a great t-shirt!
Cheers, Charlie
My question is pretty all encompassing, but pretty vague i.e. I just don't really know where to start, and I HAVE searched around these forums at length previously, on many occasions, but am so completely new to this, and following days/weeks of Google searching and worrying, am probably suffering a little from information overload at the moment, so thought I'd just post my own specific question, if that's ok
So, aside from making a couple of vests/customising a couple of tees a few years ago, I've never made/designed t-shirts before, but it's something I'm serious about, and also something I've looked into over the years, but have finally got to a point where I'm ready to do it. ( I have been making fine art for several years, so am not entirely new to that area of things, but this is a whole new ball game, isn't it!? )
Basically, I wish to - as a tentative starting point - buy around 15 t-shirts, and heavily customise them i.e. cutting into, sewing, embellishing, and also print/paint onto/dye them. In an ideal world - or when I gain more experience - I'd like to make from scratch, but for now, I'd like to buy from a company like AmericanApparel, as I'm wanting a fashionable-fit, quality tee. (Am also entirely overloaded with tee info, and am unsure what type/material/weight etc would best suit my needs, OR where would be best to buy, but that's another thing)
To stop this becoming a mammoth essay, I wonder if the best thing for me to do would be to upload some of my recent designs, and perhaps peeps could take a look, and give me a little direction i.e. What methods they would choose to bring the designs to life? That would be great, anyway.
Here are a couple of v rough sketches:

I have about 30 or so of these sketches, and they're all in the same sort of style. What I had in mind was that I would be sewing, adding/taking away bits of material/adding buttons/piping/straps/poppers etc, and my dyeing methods would be, for example, dip-dyeing, or overall dyeing... bleaching etc. I also want to print/hand-paint but don't know where to begin...I know I'm getting too specific now and should probably go into further detail on another thread, but the one question I'm really trying to get at, is - What really would be the best way to go about achieving what I've envisioned?
The most important elements for me are:
- In a nutshell, creating a high-quality, unique fashion garment
- Using the correct method for each individual element of the t-shirt, to achieve the best outcome
- Using the best quality tools, methods and highest skill-level I possibly can (whilst not spending TOO much money to begin with!) to achieve the overall desired effect, and, simply...to make a great t-shirt!
Cheers, Charlie