HOW TO MAKE MISTYāS EQUIPMENT MANAGER JACKET (Part 1):
* Colorfast White Fabric Sheets (these work for Inkjet printers but you can use any other fabric sheets that work in your printer).
* Exacto Knife/Box Cutter
* Clear packing Tape/ Scotch Tape
Step 1: Aquire your jacket.
Itās supposed to resemble the jacket Misty wears so you can either try to find one on your own or look at the close matches I found for the coat Here. I bought mine off eBay but if wanted to you could probably sew one or buy one brand new etc. It is important to do this first because everything else builds off of this step.
Step 2: Size Patch Designs.
You can use the photos I provided below or your own but youāll need to paste them into a word document. From there you can size them up or down to reach the size that you like for printing.
Depending on the size of your jacket your patches can be bigger or smaller, but once youāre happy with the sizing you can then move onto the next step.
Step 3: Print Patch designs
The āEquipment Managerā design is to be printed on cardstock to make the stencil sturdy. If you had to you could also print it on normal paper but youād have to be more careful with it and it might not work as well.
The Yellowjackets logo is to be printed on the fabric sheet because it will be turned into the patch. Follow the instructions on the fabric sheet container to make sure you print it right.
I found it helpful to make a mark on a regular sheet of paper before I printed it so that I could see which side the design gets printed on as thatās very important to know for when you put the fabric sheet in the cassette.
Step 4: The Equipment Manager Patch
* Once youāve picked the size of patch you like best coat the front and back of the design in clear packing or scotch tape. This step is important so that the paint doesnāt seep into the paper and potentially create unwanted smudges on the jacket.
* Once you have the tape in place you can cut out the letters with an exacto knife (I didnāt have one so I used a box cutter but either one works fine). For letters containing holes (e,p,a,g, etc) you could either leave a little strip to hold the holes onto the outside of the stencil (which youād have to paint in after the rest is painted) or just remove them entirely and free hand the inside lines of the letters.
(Also itās a good idea to cut this on something that is thick so you wonāt cut through the surface youāre working on. I used a sewing mat but thick cardboard can work too).
* Once finished it should look something like this:
* Before you paint the design on itās a good idea to put the coat on to determine where you want the design. I based the position of mine on where the words were in relation to Mistyās collar so the letters are in a similar spot.
* From here you are ready to paint the design onto the coat using the stencil. Make sure you push the stencil down when painting otherwise paint can get underneath it and mess up the design.
Also, donāt move the stencil around when painting (I taped mine down to combat this), keep it in one place and donāt lift it up until youāve finished.
Something else to keep in mind is not to gob the paint on near the edges because it can smear underneath (especially if you donāt have the stencil pushed down enough).
* Once youāve finished painting the design, let it dry down before you remove the stencil so you donāt smudge the paint.
* Once the stencil is removed you can go in and clean up the edges of the design. The lines wonāt be super sharp and you may have some small smudges so you may need go in and fill it in to make it look nicer. I found a small brush very useful for this step.
(if youāve got the black paint in spots you canāt fill in you might want to get a yellow fabric paint that matches the jacket to paint over it).
* Youāve now finished this side of the jacket!
In the next part Iāll be using the heat n bond to attach the Yellowjackets logo patch to the jacket (an possibly using thread to seal the edges of the patch but Iāll have to see if I can get it done). If youāre doing this for Halloween and I donāt get the second part out before then you can look at my Letterman Jacket post for essentially a tutorial on how to use the heat n bond for patches.
If you have any questions about my process feel free to ask! Iāll work on getting the next part out soon!
