 Hey guys, it's Jen from iCrateCrafts. Today's going to be a quick video on making t-shirts. Have you ever wondered if you can make your own t-shirts or kind of went to the store and said I really like that, but it's too expensive for me? I'm going to show you a quick video tutorial on how to create your own t-shirts. If you can see my screen, I'm going to show you really quick. So I have this YouTube channel iCrateCrafts. My husband and my family and I have one called Homestead How. I'll leave the link below in case you're interested in watching some of our funny videos. And then my daughters who are actually triplets, Emma is behind the camera. She is a triplet. I don't know if many of you know that, but we have triplets plus one. So I'm going to be making t-shirts for them because they are starting a vlog as well. So theirs is called triplet vlogs. So I'm going to make some t-shirts for all of us today. And I just want to do a quick tutorial on that just in case you're interested and you want to kind of learn how to do it, but you just start with a file. So I have two files here. I actually bought the Homestead How one from fiverr.com and they created it for us. We just kind of told them what we wanted and it was really amazing. They did it really quick and they did an amazing job. And then the triplet vlogs, Emma did that one. She did a really good job on that one. And so I'm just going to make two t-shirts. So this is what I have. The first thing you have to start with is obviously your file, but then you just want to change the size. And I just take the mat and I put it onto the shirt just to kind of see how big I want it. So I know I wanted it roughly 10 by 10. So the only thing you got to do is just kind of figure out the size. So I'm just going to pull a little line down here, double arrows and make it a little bit bigger and kind of see how it goes. And then this one, we needed it to be roughly four by four. So I'm just going to go up and unlock this. And most of you probably already know how to do it. That's why I'm kind of going really quick for this part. If you don't know how to do it, leave a comment down below and I will be glad to make another video on this. But since I'm doing it, I figure I would just give you a quick video to whatever size you want to do and then you go from there. So I have these two. I'm going to go to make it and then it's on my black here. I'm going to be actually using white. So I'm using white HTV, white heat transfer vinyl. So when you're using heat transfer vinyl, you always want to go over here where it says mirror and then it'll just flip your image for you. So that is the only thing that you have to do. I'm going to say in something. Are you going to turn, are you going to screen record that? No, you should. Like she said, am I going to screen record this? I'm not. This is just a really quick video tutorial showing you guys. If you want a full video, video tutorial on this, leave a comment below and I will take the time and make one step by step for you guys. But this is just showing you that you can make anything you want. You can make pants, you can make a pillow case, you can make anything you want. HTV is amazing. So here it is. I have it here. I mirrored my image. So the only thing I have to do is go to continue. It's going to tell me to select my machine. I don't know if you guys can tell, but I'm actually in a new office. My husband and I share an office now, which is amazing. So my Cricut is not set up in here. It is set up in my other room. So it's going to ask for which machine you're using and then also what setting you want to put it on. So I'm going to use the Cricut non-HTV because I don't use Cricut brand very much unless I get it on sale. So I'm just going to choose which setting I want. So I'm going to use the Cricut or the non-Cricut HTV heat transfer vinyl and then I'm going to cut it out. I'll weed it out really quick. And then I'll show you guys how I put it on my t-shirts. I actually have a heat press that I use. I think it's at 350 degrees for 20 seconds, but I'm going to double check and let you guys know, but I'm going to finish cutting this out. I'll print it out and then I'll weed it out. I shouldn't say print. I'll cut it out and then I'll show you guys how I put it on again. Okay. So I had finished weeding these out. Is that the right way? Yes. Weeding these out. So I have the triplets log and then I also have the homestead how one. So like I said, this is going to be a very quick video, but I just want to show you, I did weed them out. I picked the size that I wanted and I have my heat press. Emma, if you want to come over here, I have my heat press set at 315 for 20 seconds. And it all depends on what kind of fabric you have. I'm using cotton. I actually purchased these t-shirts from Hobby Lobby and they were like 30 or 40% off and it's pretty nice fabric. So these are for my daughter. So we're just going to put this on really quick. And I'm just doing a side up here. So kind of just want to lay it out flat and then I'll press it just for a couple of seconds that it gets warm and then it also gets flat. So then upside down. Then the next thing you want to do is figure out where you want to put it. So we're going to take it and put it up here and depending on where you want it. Is that good, Emma? Yeah, I think so. You want to figure out, it's about three inches down from here. You're supposed to do it when you do it in the middle. So maybe I'll put down just a little bit more. But basically you just want to figure out where you want to put it. You don't want to put it too close to the armpit. But once you get it where you like it, make sure you get it straight. I know that there's like t-shirt rulers and stuff up there that you can buy. I just kind of eyeball it to see where it goes. I'm not selling this so I'm not worried about if it's a little bit crooked. But if you do sell it, you want to make sure that it's completely straight. Then I'm just going to use this paper to put it over. And then I'm just going to press it. Whoops, my press is too tight. Loosen this up and then press it for the 20 seconds. And I love, love, love this heat press. I talk about it all the time. I'll leave the link below. But it so beats an iron. I guarantee you, you will not want to go back. It might, it's more expensive than an iron. I think this was about $120. But it's so much better than an iron. Sorry, my daughter's taping. It's so much better than an iron. So it's finished. Just pull up. Take your paper off. Pull this back slowly. I always go slow to make sure I'm not pulling any pieces up that might need an extra press. Pull this nice. But just like that. So I will show you guys. So here it is just like that. Triplets vlog. Go check it out. They're brand new. So give them a thumbs up, give them a subscribe. But that is my daughter's, my triplets logo and their YouTube channel. And then I'm just going to do the same with my husband shirt. I just have a black t-shirt here. And this one is going to go right here across the top. So one thing I know to do to find the middle, again, they have like those t-shirt rulers that you can buy. But I just like to eyeball it. Like I said, I'm not selling these. So I'm okay with it. If it's a little bit crooked, but it's just for our YouTube channel. So to find the center part, I like to just put the ends together right here. And then put the arms together. So as you can see, so it kind of gives you the center of the t-shirt. So I just lay that down. Make sure it's nice and flat. Gather it up on the side. You just want to make sure it's everything is equal. And then again, I just press it for just a couple seconds, holding it down just to get it heat and get it flat. And then also you'll know where the center is. It should give you a crease right in the middle. So if I pull this up and back up Emma, there's a crease right down the middle for you. So you don't have to guess where you're going to put it. So I'm just going to take my shirt, lay it back up here. I can see the crease going down the middle. I don't know if it shows up on camera. And then I also do the same with the file. I do it not sticky side obviously. So I'm doing it backwards. And I'm going to line this part up and kind of get the center. And I'm just going to crease this here. So I can kind of tell where the center is on here as well. So I'm just going to line it up. And you want to do about three inches from the neckline roughly. So I'm just going to take this and actually take a moment and look at it to see if it is centered, which you should always be able to see it from here. But because it's black and because my lighting is not too grating here, it's hard for me to see. But then you want to make sure that your logo is not on an angle or anything. And it's where you want it. One thing I like to do is just hold it down just for a second. Lift it up just so it gives it a little bit of a stick to it. And then hold it up and kind of look and eyeball it again. Maybe this is just me, but that's just what I like to do. And I like where it is. So I'm just going to do the same thing. Lay it down. Make it nice and flat. Make sure that your your file is all on the press. You don't want anything laying over the side. I bought the bigger press and I'm so glad that I did. Take your sheet. Put it down. Press it for the 20 seconds and then it's all done. But again, it's so easy. Again, it's so easy. You can make whatever you want. Like I said, I make Adidas things. I make personalized things for my girls if they want. You know, if they have a best friend, you can make a best friend shirt. I think pink is really popular right now. But yeah, as long as you're not selling those things, you're okay to make them yourself. But always look into that. So this is finished. Pull this back. And please be careful. This is very hot, obviously. And then you just pull back. And some of the heat transfer vinyls are cool peel. Mine are all just warm. So right when it's done, you pull it off. So here is this one. I'm going to make a few more of these. I'm going to make two more of the triplet vlog ones. But they're that simple to make. So make sure you use HTV. Make sure you're near your image when you're in design space. And have fun. Create things. I would love to see your guys' creations, whatever you guys make. Once you start, you're not going to stop. I just want to keep going and make more. So the only real purchase is the t-shirts. You want to get cotton. Make sure that it's not going to shrink on you. And it's recommended that you also wash your fabric before you put your stuff on it just in case it does shrink. And then when you wash this, you want to wash it inside out like any other one. But I've had these for years and years that I've made. And that never comes off. So as long as you press it really well and you don't see any bubbles or anything on here like I don't know, I did a really good job putting the heat on. It was the exact amount of heat and the exact pressure. So always watch out for that. So I hope you guys like this quick tutorial. I hope you go and make your own t-shirts and pants and whatever. But have a lot of fun doing it. I love to see your projects. Please subscribe and happy crafting everyone. Bye.