Now you are ready to start gluing the rhinestones onto your shirt.Īs for how to use a hot-fix applicator, it is best to follow the instructions which came with your device. You should have a nicely traced pattern on the shirt! (If you chose a dark colored shirt you can use a tailor’s pencil to make the marks.)Ĥ. Simply use the holes in the pattern to make small dots on the fabric. Trace the pattern onto the shirt with a pencil. Note: Make sure to insert a mat or a sheet of cardboard inside the shirt to separate its top and back layers! (Otherwise, you might end up with marks on the back of the shirt as well as the front.)ģ. Pin or tape the pattern so that it will not move around. We placed it so that its top edge was approximately 10 cm (4″) below the collar of the shirt. Using a pointy tool, such as a straight tailor’s awl, make a hole in every mark in the pattern.Ģ. Place the print-out of your design on top of a mat or a sheet of thick cardboard.
There are kits and software available to create silhouette templates on fabric, but we simply used a print-out of our design and a straight tailor’s awl to make a pattern with holes for the placement of the rhinestones.
The design shown in the photo above, as well as the free peace symbol template, is approximately 15 cm (6″) high and 15 cm (6″) wide, and the dots for the placement of rhinestones are approximately 5 mm (3/8″) apart from each other.
I also prepared a Muumade_Free_PEACE_Symbol_Rhinestone_Pattern which you can download. You can also start with a ready-made template, which you can find online.
We then recreated her idea with more precision in Inkscape (a great free and open source vector graphics editor). This project also requires a bit of patience, because attaching each rhinestone takes around 10 seconds (when you multiply that by the number of rhinestones in your pattern, it can quickly add up!). Thus, please proceed with caution (especially when working with children). Please note, however, that this device gets really hot and can very easily cause burns. We used a hot-fix rhinestone applicator and 4 mm diameter rhinestones for this project. So, when she discovered that she could add shiny rhinestones to her plain shirts and bags, she was very eager to give it a try. Thanks for coming to class today at Silhouette School.My daughter loves bling. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I received a small commission. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Clicking on the icon brings up this window with lots of different options.īut until then.since summer, flip flops and rhinestones are a few of my favorite things, I thought this project would be perfect for this month's Silhouette Challenge post! So.don't go anywhere yet because my Silhouette Challenge buddies and I are all sharing projects on our blogs today, so peruse the projects below for a wealth of Silhouette inspiration!ġ.
To turn it into a rhinestone cut file I'm simply going to select both the flip flops and then click on the 'Open the Rhinestone Window' icon at the top. I'm using this pair of flip flops which you can see just has regular cut lines. What you're going to do is open your design in Silhouette Studio. Okay so let's say you have Designer Edition and you have a design in your library or you imported a jpeg, traced it and now want to make it a rhinestone design (as is the case with this pair of flip flops).
Oh and in case you're wondering what other features the upgrade gives you (or if it's even worth it) check out the 13 reasons why I say Silhouette Studio Designer Edition is definitely worth it. So while you don't need DE to rhinestone, if you want to make custom designs you will need it. But what's really cool about the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition (and why it's one of my favorite things ever) is that you can turn ANY design or any font into a Rhinestone design very easily. The Rhinestone 101 lesson covered how to Rhinestone using pre-made rhinestone designs that you can purchase from the online store. Today's is the second lesson in the Rhinestone Series. It's an exciting day here at Silhouette School! Not only do I have a really cool tutorial on how to make custom Rhinestone designs for you.but it's Silhouette Challenge Group day and that means.īefore we get to all their awesome projects let's talk Rhinestones.