DIY Word Embroidering for T-shirts

If you like graphics or word t-shirts, then this embroidery tutorial is for you. Embroidering words on several t-shirts will make your workout outfits more fun to wear. Also, you can wear your embroidered t-shirts while doing errands. No matter what the occasion is, a word or graphic t-shirt goes well with blue jeans, leggings, or shorts. Here is the tutorial for making this embroidered t-shirt. 

Materials: 

Embroidery thread/floss

Scissors

Embroidery hoop

Sun Catcher Studio Stencil (optional) 

Cotton or Polyester T-shirt

Sharpie or fabric marker

Cardboard or an old book

Begin by making your word stencil on Sun Catcher Studio Stencil Maker. Type a word inside the form from the website. You can choose a color, font size, and space the letters before downloading the stencil.  Next, download your stencil. This is a free stencil maker. 

After that open a computer program such as a notepad or word to adjust the stencil. Then, print out the stencil and cut the stencil with scissors. Insert an old book or cardboard inside the t-shirt. Use one t-shirt, stencil, and a marker to trace the letters onto the t-shirt. The cardboard will prevent the sharpie marker from staining the back of the t-shirt. 

Wait a few minutes before removing the cardboard from the t-shirt. Insert an embroidery hoop inside the t-shirt. Next, insert embroidery thread inside the embroidery needle. Insert the embroidery thread with the needle inside the first letter. The first letter will take a few hours to embroider. 

After the first letter is embroidered, the rest of the letters will be easier to embroider. Pull the needle and thread slowly to prevent the thread from getting knots on the back of the t-shirt. Additionally, use a shorter length of thread to prevent knots. After the first two letters are embroidered, move the embroidery hoop to the other side of the t-shirt. Continue embroidering the last two letters of the t-shirt. 

Last, remove the embroidery hoop when all the letters are embroidered. Now, you can wear your hand embroidered t-shirt. This embroidery project will take three to five days to complete. Below is a link to the Sun Catcher Studio Stencil Maker. Have a great time embroidering. 

Sun Catcher Studio Stencil Maker: 

Font Generator (Cool Text & Lettering, Stencils, Calligraphy, Fancy Text) (suncatcherstudio.com)

* Free fonts and borders from PiZap