How to Customize Gym Bags
- 1). Place a large piece of fabric on a flat working surface. The fabric can be any shape, color or thickness.
- 2). Draw your desired shape on the fabric using a fabric pen. The shape can be something special to you, such as your favorite flower or animal, or can represent what you use the gym bag for, such as a soccer ball or softball. Try to stick with simple shapes to avoid any unnecessary difficulty during the next few steps.
- 3). Cut out your shape using sharp shears, thereby creating a template for your customized design. If your shape needs any hole cut into it, jab the tip of a shear into the center of the hole to start a cut. Hold your freshly cut template against your bag in the desired location to ensure proper sizing.
- 4). Place your template on your flat working surface. Generously brush a small section of the fabric with contact adhesive using a small brush. Quickly press your loose sequins on the sticky fabric. Try to avoid overlapping your sequins as much as possible to ensure that the sequin surface sticks to the fabric.
- 5). Repeat Step 4 for the remainder of the template. You can arrange sequins of different colors to create an image within your template. You can also border your image with black or white sequins to make your design really pop.
- 6). Place a sheet of wax paper over your template. Position a large, heavy book over the wax paper to press the sequins, glue and fabric together. Allow the glue to dry under the book's weight for at least one hour.
- 7). Turn the template over, and apply a generous layer of contact adhesive. Glue the template on your gym bag in the desired location. Work quickly, as the contact adhesive will begin doing its work once it touches your gym bag.
- 8). Press down on your template, forcing any excess adhesive to the edges. Wipe away the excess adhesive, and replace the wax paper on your template. Position the heavy book on the design once more, and allow the glue to dry for another hour or two.
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