Fri. Mar 13, 2015 in Buyer's Guide
You’ve chosen your vinyl, your design and your heat press. You’re ready to create something!
…Wait. No. Something’s missing.
A vinyl cutter! It’s one of the most important pieces of equipment that you will need to ensure your heat transfer success, so let us help you pick the right one.
First, in case you aren’t quite sure what a cutter is, we’ll explain briefly.
A vinyl cutter is a machine that uses sharp blades to cut into heat transfer ...
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Mon. Apr 13, 2015 in Tutorials & DIY Goodies
Monograms are all the rage right now – just ask Pinterest. You can create a beautiful monogram with limited design experience or by locating a free monogram generator online. Once you have your monogram, you’re able to put it on almost anything – we’re talking towels, t-shirts, mugs and more. There are many different ways to do this, but we’re going to show you a super quick, easy way to get a beautiful, fun-looking monogram using heat transfer vinyl.
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Mon. May 18, 2015 in Tutorials & DIY Goodies
How to Do an EasyWeed Heat Transfer Application with 2 Colors
Step 1: Load the Reverse Image Cut-Ready Artwork into the Cutting Software
Step 2: Load the Vinyl Sheet Into the Cutter
Tip – Make sure the liner side is face down when you load it into the cutter
Step 3: Send the Artwork to the Cutter
Step 4: Weed Away Excess Vinyl from the Cut Out Design
Tip – Always start from the outside and work your way in
Tip – Make sure the smaller pieces of your ...
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Mon. Sep 28, 2015 in Tutorials & DIY Goodies
If Thermoflex Plus is giving you troubles, this article can help you work through some basic troubleshooting techniques. Listed below are 8 different areas for troubleshooting Thermoflex. Experts or beginners can run into some hiccups. We will cover both for cutting and pressing tips.
Cutting
Double Check
Cut Direction – mirror image
Need to cut on the dull side of the material
Test Cuts
TEST CUT, TEST CUT, TEST CUT!! With any product, you need to do TEST CUTS before cutting th ...
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