Tarot Tshirts

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 19 Apr 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Original Destiny	19 Apr 2002
I must really type fast, my internet provider keeps cutting me off!!The thing is, I have this thing about Tshirts...I have tshirts to express my feelings and opinions etc,,I have Dali tshirts(artistic me)...|Tom Waits (musical me)...Bike tshirts (fun me )...My question is what tshirt would you buy to express the Tarot you..I would but the Fool...does anyone know of a company selling Tarot tshirts?

lunalafey	19 Apr 2002
I have not seen any shirts with Tarot on them, that would be really cool. I'm involved in the clothing industry(smallsmallsmall) but that's something I should look into. I reciently got a request for Batik work, that's where wax is used to outline a dyed image. I have all the knowlege and the supplies, just not the experience, I wonder If I should experiment....

cricket	19 Apr 2002
Why not do batik work with tarot as the subject?

purplelady	19 Apr 2002
There are marilyn manson tarot t-shirts :OL :THIER .

kayne	19 Apr 2002
I have made my own t-shirts :) It is really easy if you have a colour printer... you can get iron-on transfers that you can print directly onto, then iron onto a white cotton t-shirt. The result is pretty good although never quite looks the same after it has been washed. Pick out a good, clear example of a card you like on the net and print it off :D

suzyspellbound	20 Apr 2002
Kayne, you are always full of good ideas! I have some of this paper for my printer and it looks really professional! Original Destiny- that is also a really great idea, just imagine if everyone had to pick one card and wear it for a day! You would get an instant insight into how that person felt or perseives themselves! It would also help to learn the cards if you could conect a friend you knew with a card to identify with! I'm training to become a textile designer I love concepts like this. Great ideas peeps, keep them comming!!!

Liliana	20 Apr 2002
Normally Id say High Priestess, but obviously really Id need the entire collection of 78, so I can really tell the world what Im feeling that day, and a divinatory meaning could be printed on the back. :THP

DeLani	21 Apr 2002
The batik idea sounds *really* cool - like the High Priestess in all purples and blues, etc. The Fool could be rainbows of color, the Magician in reds, blues, greens - The Empress in "earth colors" or pinks - this is too cool! Let us know if you do them. I'd order one! DeLani

slinky_jo	21 Apr 2002
Why not do what Kayne says, but instead of just one card, pick out your faves and lay them in a spread - almost like a spell. IE pick the cards you'd like to see in a position of you fave spread. You could then wear this t-shirt like a talisman!!!

Original Destiny	21 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by slinky_jo Why not do what Kayne says, but instead of just one card, pick out your faves and lay them in a spread - almost like a spell. IE pick the cards you'd like to see in a position of you fave spread. You could then wear this t-shirt like a talisman!!! WHY didn't I think of that!..really good Idea..thanks..:TFOOL

lunalafey	21 Apr 2002
Yes, I like that spread idea.... DeLani, Eventually I get to doing some batik, I am still unpacking from my move and I also have 3 years worth of stuff in storage. I'm not sure exactly where my supplies are...but when I get around to doing it I'll let ya' know. I have been thinking about it alot and it may be easier to order and use some other types of resist. They are gold or black, sometimes red and I think it would add so much more to the image. These resists would also give the image texture, I do believe. Like I said before, it's an art that I am very familiar with, just have not done it because of priorities.

Kiama	22 Apr 2002
WOW! A wardrobe full of 78 Tarot t-shirts! But, what if you felt like an Ace of Cups AND a World that day?! Woud you have to wear two t-shirts??!! How about... (This is a simpler idea...) Tarot underwear! Both male and female.... And Tarot socks! They would be so cool! Kiama.

Major Tom	22 Apr 2002
I've been making my own t-shirts for years now - batik, tye-dye, fabric pens, transfers or combinations of methods. Two of my favorites are tarot based. One is the Sun and the other the Moon. }) By summer I'm hoping to be offering tarot t-shirts for sale via a website however, if any member of our community would like something specific - send me an email. Lunalafey - I'd be interested in hearing more about other types of resist - including sources. Batik is very nice but so time consuming that the price I have to charge is more than most people are willing to pay for a t-shirt.

Diana	22 Apr 2002
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