Hop T-Shirt

[Jared311]

Eh, maybe not the typical DIY project but it was quick and easy.

What you need:

* Blank stencil sheet
* Razor
* Tape
* Silkscreen paint
* Sponge
* T-shirt

Grab your blank stencil and start cutting out your pattern and you will end up with something like below

Stretch out the shirt and tape the stencil down. Then just dab the paint on gently making sure not to move the stencil. Let it sit for an hour so so before removing the stencil. Let the paint dry for an additional three days. Finally, place a paper towel over the paint and heat set it in with an iron. Now you have a badass t-shirt.

The white t-shirt was just a test. Next I am going to work on a green shirt and use a lighter green paint. I was thinking of throwing some text on there too if anyone has any clever ideas.

 

[Jared311]

Damn, you guys must have your jared311 filter enabled...

No clever suggestions for text to go on the shirt?

 

[homebrewer_99]

It looks OK, but I think it could be mistaken for a raspberry...

If you change it to make the tips of the leaves come more to a point (versus some of the heart shaped ones) it would look much better.

 

[samc]

"This is what my heart looks like from drinking too much brew!"

 

[DarkSide]

Just put HomeBrewTalk.com on it!. Sell em for $10 each!!! :cross:

 

[madcapstudios]

I like it. Should look great with the light green on a green shirt. Maybe you could get two tones of light green ink - reverse the stencil and make it look like two offset hop cones in a bunch. Lighter one under the dark one.

Nice work!

 

[Brew-Happy]

Looks good.

How about: "Hops, its what's for beer"

Slight copy of "Beef it what's for dinner"

 

[homebrewer_99]

Looks good.

How about: "Hops, its what's for beer"

Slight copy of "Beef it what's for dinner"

I agree. If you had a slogan where you would lead the reader into thinking "beer related" versus what looks like a raspberry would improve it.

 

[mrkristofo]

Did you print out or hand-draw that hop?

 

[Jared311]

Thank for all the feedback. I hand drew the hop with a permanent marker on the stencil.

Based on the feedback, I am going to make the leaves more pointy. So far the winning slogan goes to Brew-happy with "Hops, its what's for beer".

 

[homebrewer_99]

Make sure you post a pic of the finished product...

 

[Jared311]

Alright, here's a quick makeover of the hop.

* got rid of the heart shaped leaves
* made the leaves more pointy
* added more leave clusters towards the bottom

Keep the critiques coming please

 

[llazy_llama]

Is it weird that that picture made me hungry for artichokes?

 

[Jared311]

Dammit! I went from a raspberry to an artichoke? Sounds like I am getting closet at least.

 

[BierMuncher]

"Got Hops?"

 

[llazy_llama]

No no, I didn't mean it like that. It's a great drawing, and it looks very hoppy.

I just scrolled down so all I could see was the bottom tip, and the pointy leaves (characteristic of hops) made me think of artichokes. Sorry, didn't mean to make you paranoid about it. The drawing looks great.

 

[Jared311]

Haha, I am a little paranoid. WHO SAID THAT?

Alright, so now we have:

"Got hops?" - BierMuncher

"Hops, its whats for beer" - Brew-Happy

 

[llazy_llama]

"Liquified Hops Storage Area"

Written under the hops, in the general beer-belly area.

 

[Jared311]

I am thinking of something similar to the warning for a ride

The following people should not drink:
* Those with heart conditions
* ...
* ...

 

[kaptain_karma]

"BMC need not apply"

 

[llazy_llama]

The following people should not drink my homebrew:
* Those who truly believe that Budweiser is the King of Beers
* People who can't spell Reinheitsgebot
* Those who don't know the difference between an APA, IPA, and IIPA

 

[Jaybird]

Jarad..Dude I totally dig it. Good work man. How many washes will it take, do you think?
Huh a stencil and paint. Who would have thought?
As for a slogan “Get Hops or GTFO!”...maybe just a tad too much?
how about "Hops... The other Drug" That just might get people guessing
Cheers
Jay

 

[boogyman]

How about "Hop to it."

 

[Jared311]

Jarad..Dude I totally dig it. Good work man. How many washes will it take, do you think?

Thanks JayBird. It should last just as long as any other shirt if you use silkscreen paint. One step I forgot to mention which prolongs the life of the paint is letting it dry for three days. Then placing a paper towel over it and heat setting it in with an iron.

 

[wildwest450]

I've got one
"Hops, 70+, or F*** off".

 

[Tenchiro]

That's a cool idea, another thing you could try is take a dark shirt and spritz it with a bleach solution from a spray bottle across the stencil.

 

[EcuPirate07]

What about

"Hops, The Fruit of Love"
Or
"Hops, My Addiction"
Or
"It's a Hops thing, you wouldnt understand" (stolen from It's a jeep thing you wouldnt understand)
Or
"Welcome to the Hoppy Nation"

Let me think a little more

 

[Tenchiro]

That's a cool idea, another thing you could try is take a dark shirt and spritz it with a bleach solution from a spray bottle across the stencil.

Something similar to this;

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[EcuPirate07]

"Hops, the only thing better then ridding off to Vegas, tripping on acid and catching a Circus De Sole show."

a little long but I think most will get it haha

Or

"Your beer called.....Its missing Hops." or something like that.

 

[StoutFan]

Humulus lupulus:
The Green Gift from Below