How to Make It: France Olympics T-Shirt

With the Olympics around the corner, we want you to be ready to cheer on your favorite country

Written by Sawgrass

on May 31, 2024

Skill Level: Basic

Tools & Supplies to Make It:

How to Create It:

Log into DesignMate and from the Inspiration Page, click Launch DesignMate.
For your product, select the Relaxed Solar Short Sleeve T-Shirt. It can be found under Clothing.
On the Create Your Design Panel, click on Designs.
Go to the filter and click on Sports and hit apply.
Choose the France logo.
Use your mouse to lasso around all the parts of the image. Use the move and scale options to resize and move the image.
When your design is finished, hit the Print button and then on the Print Screen click on Print File.

How to Print It:

Make sure that you are seeing the popup to Open PrintMate and are hitting Open PrintMate. If you are not seeing this, you’ll need to disable your popup blocker.
In PrintMate, start by scrolling down and making sure your print orientation is set to Portrait.
For this project, you can use the preset Polyester T-Shirts.
Make sure that the media size and type match what you have in the printer. T-shirts are set up for tabloid, but if you want a smaller design, set your paper size and then go to design files and click Fit to Paper Size.
On the Color Management Tab, we suggest having the Color Mode set to Vibrant.
When you’ve confirmed all of your settings, Hit Print.

How to Press It:

Turn your press on and set the temperature to 385 degrees and the time to 45 seconds. Pressure should be medium.
Prepare your t-shirt by using a lint roller to remove any fibers or dust.
Place your design face down on the t-shirt and tape it down.
Place the t-shirt on the lower platen of the press with the printed page on top.
Place a piece of blowout paper on top.
Close the press and wait 45 seconds before opening the press and removed the shirt.

Tips & Tricks:

Getting lines on your fabric items? Ripping the edges of paper helps prevent those hard lines.
Place blowout paper in the shirt to prevent any ink from accidentally getting on the back of the shirt.
You can create a collection of items for your favorite sports fan by doing the country themed shirt, and then add other gifts like the mug and bag.