So here’s my totoro t-shirt design that I wanted to press onto my Uniqlo supima cotton v-neck shirt.
I got my Cricut Maker 3 to cut out 4 Siser EasyWeed heat transfer vinyl colours:
- White;
- Pale blue;
- Aqua (Ecostretch); and
- Coral (Ecostretch).
Once the HTV cutouts were weeded, I used a household iron on cotton (high) setting to adhere them to the t-shirt.
The first layer (pale blue) was heated for 2 seconds, lifting the iron before moving. The transfer sheet was peeled warm.
The whiskers didn’t like tacking on, so baking paper was placed on top and heated for a further 2-3 seconds until it stopped lifting.
The second layer (white) was heated for 2 seconds, and peeled warm.
The white tacked on pretty easily as most of it is over the top of the blue layer.
The third layer (aqua) was heated for 2 seconds and peeled warm.
The ends were heated again over baking paper for another 2 seconds.
After the fourth layer (coral) was heated for 2 seconds and peeled warm…
…the whole design was heated over baking paper for about 8 seconds to make the adhesion strong.
It looks nicer when you don’t heat it so much that you see fabric weaves in the HTV.
But I find that it’s better to adhere it enough that you can just see the fabric weaves through the HTV, as this prevents crinkling after washing.
Also see official Siser tips for layering their HTV.
So here was my… Oh, hi there.
Hi, just checking your handiwork 🙂
All good!
So here was the finished totoro t-shirt!
Where’s my t-shirt?
Alright alright, I’ll make yours too!
Yay!
I thought you had enough merch 🤣
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Comments (2)
Jaysays:
September 4, 2024 at 1:28 pmThis is so cute! I would love to make one too. Do you sell this file in your shop?
Kei Madesays:
September 4, 2024 at 1:53 pmThank you! I would love to, but unfortunately I don’t own the rights to 🥲 Please take it as inspiration for your personal projects 😊