Menu Close

VISIBLE PROJECTS FROM TOWNSVILLE’S CREATIVE UNDERGROUND

Add a new project or search from 27 projects:

Making a creative underground shirt

Make a branded shirt

What

I wanted to learn how to use new technology and to make shirts for Townsville’s Creative Underground.

Why

I decided to make a branded shirt for the creative underground, for fun, to see if I could do it, and to learn how to use the vinyl cutter and heat press at DakTech’s Maker Space.

Purpose

Teaches me new skills that I can share with the creative underground.

Status Completed

Process

  1. Make a design
  2. Cut the design to vinyl
  3. Press the design to the shirt

Resources

  • Computer, internet, design software (available at DakTech Makerspace)
  • Shirt (cotton / polyester) ($10 from Kmart)
  • Vinyl ($5, available at DakTech Makerspace)
  • Vinyl cutter (available at DakTech Makerspace)
  • Weeder (available at DakTech Makerspace)
  • Heat press (available at DakTech Makerspace)

Estimated cost $15

Estimated time 1 days

Places

Anticipated outcomes Social

I’ll have a cool branded shirt and the knowledge to help others make a cool branded shirt.

Related dream(s)

Industries that may relate to this project arts, Manufacturing

People who could help with this project

People who know how to make branded t-shirts.

Places that could help with this project

Places with resources available to help me make branded t-shirts, such as DakTech.

Organisations that could help with this project

Organisations who might want to invest in the creative underground and know how to make branded t-shirts.

Related to the initiative: Improving Social Inclusion Pathways for Low-Income Families in Townsville through Place-Based Creative Collaborations

Project first added by human Michael Bromage on April 17, 2024 at 2:40 pm.

Recently updated by human Michael Bromage on May 20, 2024 at 5:22 pm.

COMMENTS
Comments