T-shirt painting

Paint your own T-shirts with edding textile markers and pens

A plain-coloured cotton T-shirt makes a superb blank canvas for creative minds. There are so many ways to personalise a T-shirt: you can express your commitment to your partner, make a humorous allusion to yourself or choose an inspirational quotation – the scope is endless. The results are often remarkable and the quality of motif on hand-painted T-shirts is hard to tell apart from that of shop-bought items.  

Categories: Summer
Craft ideas for kids
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

First, you need to come up with your chosen wording – or use the templates provided here. Simply print them out in the size you require.

If you use your own motif, we recommend drawing it on a piece of paper with an edding permanent marker and and then placing it between the cardboard and the T-shirt. 

Step 2

Slide the cardboard inside the T-shirt so the writing doesn't penetrate through to the other side of the fabric. Place the template between the cardboard and the fabric and paint the T-shirt using the edding textile marker or the finer edding textile pen.

Finally, fix the design on the shirt by ironing it for a few minutes without steam and it can now be washed at up to 60°C without fading.