How to Embroider a Shirt

This DIY Decorate Your Clothes tutorial will show you an easy embroidery project to enhance a plain top. Just use acrylic or fabric paint, a rubber stamp, and embroidery thread. This project takes less than 3 hours to complete depending on your design, and it's a great introduction for anyone who wants to learn how to embroider a shirt. The shirt shown here features a constellation-like pattern, so use these basic instructions to design a shirt with your favorite stars (your zodiacal constellation, perhaps?) or create a variety of easy embroidery designs.

Project TypeMake a Project

Time to CompleteIn an evening

Sewn byHand