Heli-Ugly Sweater Design

Personally, I love ugly Christmas sweaters. So, when a client came to me with an idea for a custom ugly sweater design I was thrilled to help bring his idea to life. As a helicopter mechanic, the concept for the design was something near and dear to the client’s heart and he had a pretty clear vision of the basic design. It was up to me to turn his vision into reality.

Because the design was going to be printed and not actually stitched, I got to work building the design out of hundreds, maybe even thousands (who has time to count?), of tiny squares, exes, and hearts to give the illusion of a stitched design.

The final sweater, or hoodie if you want to be technical, was created using an all-over, dye-sublimation print method where the fabric is printed, then cut and sewn together. The end result was a happy designer and a happy client. It was the perfect project to wrap up 2020.