House Stark Direwolves baseball t-shirt tutorial

For this project, I used the Silhouette Cameo.

Cut a 10” by 12” piece of vinyl.

The first step is cutting out your design on vinyl. The best vinyl I’ve used is the Silhouette brand vinyl in white.  I ran out of the Silhouette vinyl, and used the Cricut instead which worked alright. I use the standard vinyl cut setting on the Cameo.

You can download the design file here as a .studio3 file, and here as a pdf.

Once it’s cut out, carefully peel off the vinyl for the “Direwolves” part. I recommend to start peeling from the end of the word. Be careful not to rip or tear the stencil – take it slow and get a helper. I’ve made dozens of t-shirts and I still grab my mom to help with this part.

Place it where you want on your shirt. I recommend  several inches (about 6-8") from the neckline, if you’re working with a crew neck baseball shirt. I used this one from Target, which is currently unavailable. Every shirt that I've stenciled with Cameo has either been 50 percent cotton/50 percent polyester (or a similar blend with cotton), or 100 percent cotton.

Next, go back to your vinyl and pick up the little insides of the letters – in this case, the “E”s, “D”, and “O”. Carefully place those in their respective letters. Once placed, press down on the vinyl – even hit it a couple of times.

Now take paper towels or cardstock and shove it under the fabric, and directly under where your stencil is located. Make sure this is done neatly. I recommend having at least two paper towels under the stencil. This part is so important – if you don’t do this, you’ll likely end up with paint on the back of the shirt.

Finally, we can paint! I’ve always used cheap, black spongey brushes that you can grab for a couple of dollars at the craft store. My all-time favorite paint is Fabric Creations Soft Fabric Ink – it’s easy to use, never washes out when put in the washer and dryer, and it stays soft.

Apply the paint with a stippling/dabbing motion until the shirt is almost completely white, or whatever color paint you’re using. This will usually take a couple coats or more, depending on the fabric.

Once you’ve thoroughly applied the paint, wait about 30 minutes to an hour for the paint to set. If you’re on a time crunch, you can lift up the stencil now, but be extra careful since the paint is wet. If you get wet paint somewhere on the shirt where it’s not supposed to be, use a wet paper towel to wipe it up.

Carefully lift the stencil up. I like to have a helper during this part to hold the shirt down – the paint can still smear if not completely dry. Be extra careful when removing the insides of the letters, and if you have time, wait until those letters are completely dry.

I like to finish setting the paint by running it over with a hair dryer.

Once the front is 100 percent dry, start on the back, repeating the steps used for the front of the shirt. On the back, I noticed I needed more paint and a few more coats than the front, but otherwise it was the same.

Enjoy your new House Stark Direwolves baseball shirt! My shirt is super comfy, and it looks great with jeans or leggings. It would be perfect to wear to the Game of Thrones MLB theme nights, or to celebrate the final season. I’ve already gotten tons of compliments and comments on my shirt, and it’s been an awesome icebreaker to meet new Game of Thrones fans!

Have any questions or comments? Let me know or comment below! If you’ve made this shirt, I’d love to see your pictures as well – feel free to tag me on Instagram or Twitter, or shoot me an email.