I've used that method for bearded dragons but never snakes. I just let the snakes relax a week or so and once they are eating good, I just hold them every couple days and move slow and let them more or less move on you as they want. After a couple months, they are fine and not head shy or anything. My boa actually likes her head pet and her body pet the whole length although sometimes she doesn't want anything to do with being bugged and just wants to sit half outside the cage hanging down staring at the floor for an hour or so. Each snake will have its own personality. Just slowly work with them and don't make fast moves at them from above or in front towards the head.
As for eating the shirt, that's funny but I imagine not at the time. I've never seen a snake try to eat something that didn't smell like their food. I've heard of them eating paper towels that got wrapped in their food and my snakes will normally smell the spot on the aspen where their rat was. Maybe the snake will try and eat you once it gets bigger and more comfortable with you.Or the snake is luring you into a false sense of security and sizing you up for the best method of attack.
Kind of off topic but you didn't happen to pick her up from Everett Washington did you?
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