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Unexpected surfaces to use HTV on

January 22, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff

I gotta tell you — HTV is probably my favorite material to cut. I rarely have to change my cut settings, don’t have to use a mat (on pieces that are wide enough to fit under the rollers) and the plastic carrier holds everything in place really well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: ceramic, glass, htv, leather, metal, projects, vinyl, wood

Top 2 reasons HTV doesn’t stick

December 16, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

If you’ve ever used heat transfer vinyl (HTV — also known as heat transfer material), you’ve probably had trouble at least once with it not sticking, or falling off after a wash. You’re not alone! This is a VERY common problem and the vast majority … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: htv, pressing pillows

Tips for using the crosscutter on Cameo 4 models

August 19, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

cameo 4 crosscutter

One of the advantages to the new Cameo 4 models is an improved crosscutter. The crosscutter is designed for use with materials such as adhesive vinyl or HTV that come on a roll and are often cut without the mat. Rather than unloading at the end of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: cameo 4, crosscutter, htv, vinyl

Tuesday quick tip: what to do when text on a path messes up as you mirror

June 2, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

mirroring text

The day I learned about placing text around a circle was a great day! I had been doing it manually before that. LOL! And then my mind was completely blown when I found out you could put text around ANY shape. (If you don’t know how this works, you’ll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: Compound Path, flip horizontally, htv, mirror, Text, text on path, text to path

Frugal Friday: Ways to use leftover foils

May 29, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

I admit it — I LOVE all things shiny! That’s why I really like to use foil in my crafting. It’s also why I have lots of leftover pieces of foil. I just hate to throw those pretty things away. If you’re like me, then read on and I’ll show you all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: earrings, foil, frugal friday, htv, leather, projects, scraps

How’d they do that? Adding spacing between elements

January 7, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

spacing gap knockout

Today’s tutorial is helpful for those of us, me definitely included, who have trouble lining things up perfectly. By creating an intentional spacing gap between different elements, you give yourself some wiggle room. This is helpful for any material, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: Compound Path, Fill, htv, knockout, modify, offset, outline, spacing, subtract, subtract all, Text, transparency, vinyl

How’d They Do That? Graduated Horizontal Spaces: Take #2

October 21, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

Recently, I shared with you how to alter a design, usually a word, so that there were empty rectangular spaces across it in increasing widths. If you didn’t see that tutorial, you can find it here. Today, I want to show you how to create a knockout … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: divide, htv, knockout, modify, spiritwear

How to clean a heat press

July 5, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

I freely admit that although I’m a very organized person, I’m not necessarily a neat one. As my creative juices get going I sometimes rush through projects to get to the end result. Or I take so long in the designing portion (which I find more fun), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: clean, foil, heat press, htv

Cut Doctor: Lesson 24 — Dealing with difficulties after the cut

April 18, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

We've made it to the end of our series (to start with Lesson 1, go here). Your cuts should be all healed now! But today's visit is a follow up appointment where we go over things like post-operative complications. Specifically, we're going to talk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, force, htv, line segment overcut, mat, material, vinyl, weeding

Hack for aligning HTV when layering

April 10, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

layering HTV pieces

I made a shirt last weekend to cheer on my Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. They made it to the final game — HURRAH! They didn’t win, but it was a great game that went to overtime. Wreck ‘Em Tech! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: heat transfer vinyl, htv, layering, tshirt

Cut Doctor: Lesson 23 — Bad cuts part 2

March 27, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette cut overlaps

Have you ever send a cut job to your machine, watched it work and away, then removed the material and realized it didn’t cut the material at all or cut it all the way through? Yes, I see every hand going up! We’ve all had this happen at one time or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, distance adjustment, heat transfer, htv, mat, material, misaligned, Print and Cut, registration marks, size, Text

How to use a roll feeder

February 26, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette roll feeder

I’m currently working on a HUGE vinyl project for my church. We’re creating a forest scene with animals on a wall 45 feet long and 10 feet high. This is the perfect time to use a roll feeder, since the pieces are really large. Note: This post … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: htv, roll feeder, vinyl, without the mat

Cut Doctor: Lesson 18 — When the machine starts cutting in the wrong place

February 7, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

cameo 1 load media wrong

The Cut Doctor is in! We’re back for our second lesson in troubleshooting cuts on your Silhouette machine. This time we’re looking at symptoms at the onset of a cutting disease. Let’s look at some reasons your machine may start cutting in the wrong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, emboss, firmware, flip, htv, load, mat, mirror, usb

Too much of a good thing: the effects of overheating HTV

January 25, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

over heat htv

Heat transfer vinyl is a fantastic material. With it, you can customize virtually any fabric surface (and even more). It’s one of the materials that lots of folks purchase a Silhouette machine to cut. But there are some myths floating around about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: heat transfer, htv

Baby shower table centerpieces

January 16, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I shared with you recently how I created my own custom plaid patterns to match some flannel fabric I had purchased. I used the fabric to create table runners for a baby shower, which I turned into a baby quilt later. You may recall that the theme of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: baby, cardstock, centerpieces, htv, paper, projects, scraps, table decorations

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