T Shirt Tycoons

A 7-week youth wearable art and entrepreneurial course where students ages 8-13 design, dye, cut, and press custom custom t-shirts using pro-level makerspace techniques.

Ink and Stencil

The opening session of the T-Shirt Tycoons course where youth ages 8-13 explore color theory, sketching, and hands-on stencil and fabric marker techniques.

Tie Dye Twists

Session 2 introduces students to color wheels, fiber-reactive liquid dyes, and binding techniques like spirals and bullseyes to create vibrant tie-dye patterns.

Ice Dye Frost

Session 3 dives into the slower, crystal-guided magic of ice dyeing, where melting ice carries powdered dye into custom splits and watercolor-like patterns.

Vinyl Vector Design

Session 4 introduces students to the digital design pipeline, SVG vectors, vinyl cutters (Cricut/Silhouette), and the tactile craft of weeding heat-transfer vinyl (HTV).

Heat Press Heroes

Session 5 covers the high-heat studio station, teaching kids safety protocols, timing, press pressure, multi-layer registration, and hot vs. cold peeling.

Mashup Masterpieces

Session 6 challenges youth to mash up techniques (such as tie-dying first and pressing white HTV designs on top) to create layered, high-end street-wear.

Runway Rebels

The grand finale of the course where youth prep their shirts, photograph their collections, price their work, and host a collaborative runway fashion show.

T Shirt Tycoons

A 7-week youth wearable art and entrepreneurial course where students ages 8-13 design, dye, cut, and press custom custom t-shirts using pro-level makerspace techniques.