Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt!

Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt! by Hugs are Fun
I had an idea for a project and I finally sat down and did it. I have a linoleum carving set from an illustration class in college, so I made myself a “cross stitch” stamp.
Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt! by Hugs are Fun
I made a grid on the shirt first using a ruler and a a fabric pencil. I folded the shirt in half to get the midpoint and started from there and worked out drawing lines every half inch.
Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt! by Hugs are Fun
Make sure you put some sort of cardboard inside the shirt to avoid it bleeding through. I used fabric paint and a sponge brush. It was tedious but I brushed a thin layer on every time, I didn’t want to risk dipping the stamp in and getting excess paint on the shirt.
Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt! by Hugs are Fun
I always use a heart when I do my little cross stitch experiments, it’s a simple enough shape and I already have a pattern for it. I want to make a more complicated design now that I’ve done one and know it works! I’m going to block print “cross stitch” all my clothes!
Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt! by Hugs are Fun
If you want a more detailed, step by step tutorial, Haley from The Zen of Making has a great one for making a cat shirt here.

Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt! by Hugs are Fun

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