Custom Shirts

How to Keep & Preserve Iron-Ons

Iron-ons can take a humdrum blouse, jacket or sweatshirt to a new level by adding color, style or flair. An iron-on can just as easily make you look less than chic if it starts to peel, crack or tear. Keeping your iron-ons looking good requires a...

How to Bejewel Shirts

Make a fashion-forward but frugal move: Transform your tank top or bargain shirt into one that looks like a Betsey Johnson creation by adding your own bling. Score! Bejeweling a shirt is simple, and just requires basic sewing and craft skills. You...

How to Make a Shirt Look Old & Ripped

Most of the time you’re trying to cover up rips and tears in your clothes -- but if you're going for a distressed look, you'll want your clothes to look well worn. With a little craft know-how and a few tools, you can make a brand new shirt...

How to Put Slits & Knots in a Shirt

Show off toned abs or just cinch up an oversized shirt so it hugs your shape by adding slits and knots. You'll need a fabric marking pen, sewing scissors, a sewing machine and, of course, a shirt to complete this project. Start with a shirt that...

How to Modernize Baggy Hippie Shirts

The heyday of the hippie shirt is long past, but the ornate and colorful fabric of many of these pieces seems too good to just throw away. With embellished necklines and hems, hippie-style shirts have plenty to offer in the way of stunning color...

Ideas for Cute Handmade Shirts

You don't have to be crafty to create a cute, handmade shirt. All you need is a sense of style and a few art supplies. You can customize a plain shirt in a matter of minutes to reflect your personality and creativity. The handmade shirts also make...

How to Design Your Own Camo Shirt

Whether you are a bona fide backwoods Barbie or the most tentative of outdoorswomen, you need to look the part. Yes, camouflage is all about blending in with your surroundings, but you do not need to wear the same generic camouflage shirt as...

How to Design Shirts for Money

There is so much talent and creativity in this world just waiting for discovery. Are you one of these talented people yearning to showcase your creativity in the form of design? Here's an idea -- design shirts for cash! In this current economy,...

How to Create Your Own Silkscreen Shirt

You've got a song in your heart and the words in your head -- all you're missing is the know-how to broadcast your message to everyone you meet. Express those feelings by creating a custom shirt that tells the world exactly what you've got to say....

Ideas for Decorating a Fleece Shirt

Fashion and fleece are two words that seldom go together. Fleece shirts may be the ultimate in comfort clothes, but they're not the most stylish attire you'll ever own. They're slouchy and soft in all the right places -- the ideal wardrobe choice...

Cute Ways to Modify a Shirt

Looking for ways to spice up that T-shirt or forgotten blouse in the back of your closet? There are countless ways to modify a shirt, some more intensive than others. Whether you want to add an adorable accent or completely revamp the fit of the...

How to Heat Transfer Cotton Shirts

Is your wardrobe lacking flair? Iron-ons and other heat transfer appliques can spice up a boring old T-shirt, and applying them can be a rainy day project. Heat transfer appliques come in a wide variety of designs and sizes. You can even purchase...

How to Design Your Own Graphic Tees

Even though there are literally hundreds of thousands of graphic t-shirts available in stores, that doesn't mean it's easy to find one you really like. Perhaps t-shirt manufacturers don't know that some people are obsessed with penguins, or that...

How to Design a Free Logo for a Shirt

The best logos in the world are bold, graphic images with high contrast and few words -- exceptional design is found in their simplicity. Give yourself permission to try lots of shapes and fonts, and keep in mind the shirt the logo is to grace....

How to Decorate a Black Shirt for a Black & White Themed Dance

If you're planning on partying it up at a black-and-white themed dance, you probably want to wear something ... well, black and white. You're a little limited as to what you find at the store. Sure, there are some cute tops at your favorite...

How to Glue Feathers on a Shirt

It's official: feathers are having a fashion moment. Besides being printed on tote bags and dresses, girls are decking themselves out in the real thing, dangling them from headbands, earlobes, and necklaces. But while much of the feather-bedecked...

How to Decorate a Luau Shirt

From the hype of the three-part Hawaiian episode of "The Brady Bunch" to the class party in "Grease 2," people laud the luau as the ultimate pop culture celebration. Whether you're getting your festive look on for an authentic luau on the shores...

How to Change a Shirt Into a V-Neck

Ah, the cotton T-shirt --- few things in life are as simple or more versatile for your wardrobe. Not only can it be paired with various tops, bottoms and jewelry for different looks, it can be altered as well. And since it can be acquired for a...

How to Heat Press Letters to Dark Shirts

You've got something to say. Something really big. So you called a couple of shops to ask how much it would cost to put your new business name, sassy message, team name or whatever on a dark shirt. The answer produced a blood pressure spike, so...

How to Cut Shirts Into Tank Tops

There's no reason to throw out your old T-shirts. Your worn in favorites can have a second chance at sartorial success. Alter your Ts into tanks and you'll add some cute tops to add to your warm weather wardrobe at no extra cost. From basic tanks...

How to Dye a White Shirt Pink

One way to reuse your clothing is to dye it a different color. A lot of women don't utilize this easy, inexpensive way to expand their wardrobe. All you need is a few simple items and some clothing dye. Pink is an almost universally flattering...

How to Cut a Shirt Into a Crop Top

You don't need to have a name like Lagerfeld or Galliano to have fun with fashion and make your own pieces. With a bit of skill and some practice, you can turn into your very own fashion designer right at home. A crop top is a top that exposing...

How to Decorate Sweatpants & Sweat Shirts

Sick of your sad, slouchy sweats and loungewear? There's no need to hang around the house in clothes you wouldn't be caught dead in elsewhere, or work out at the gym with the same old boring basics. Every fashion maven needs a touch of her...

How to Cut the Top Off a Shirt So It Hangs Off One Shoulder

There's something so sexy about showing just the right amount of skin, but not every girl feels comfortable in those low V-cut tops or slitted skirts. One part of the body every woman can work is the shoulders -- with an off-the-shoulder top....

How to Design Your Own Shirt With Your Art

There's no better way to show off your original art than to wear it. Whether you're looking for a way to stand out in a crowd or you're launching your own clothing line, transferring art to clothing is a relatively hassle-free project with...

How to Design Your Own Business Shirt

Pick a business---any business. Now, picture the shirt employees wear to do that job. Business shirts tell stories. From police uniforms and referee tunics to shirts worn by airline crew members, it may seem as though there are more business shirt...