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How to fold for a rectangle center?

I would like to have a rectangle in the center of the shirt before I dye. Do I need to make a vertical and then a horizontal fold and then draw essentially 1/4 of the rectangle and then pleat to get a straight line? Or should I be looking to do an angular fold and then draw on the rectangle? I am considering this on a hanes beefy t shirt to the material will be very thick if it is double folded. Any thought on how to do this effectively? I have a picture to transfer iron on into the rectangle.

By johncedars at 2012-08-05 13:20 | login or register to post comments

rectangle sewn?

Another way how to achieve rectangle is to use running stitch - wide spacing is enough, just make sure to stick the needle exactly into each the corner, when sewing corners. Draw the thread, don't have to be extremely tight - be careful not to break the thread. You can tie string around it to secure it and then you can dye it.
example of outcome
Is this that you want to achieve?

By Jaja at Tue, 2012-08-21 08:47 | login or register to post comments

I would fold it in half, draw

I would fold it in half, draw half a rectangle, and then pleat to get a straight line. I haven't tried this myself, but I've used the technique to make circles quite successfully. You might also consider just drawing the rectangle on an un-folded shirt and doing it that way, if you are worried about dye penetration.

Give it a try on one shirt, or a T-shirt if you want to practice before doing something more expensive. T-shirts are about $3 apiece from Dharma Trading Co,so cheap enough and easy to practice on.

Tien

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By tienchiu at Mon, 2012-08-06 10:07 | login or register to post comments

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