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...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 23 — Bad cuts part 2
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...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 1 — Materials
One of the most frustrating things with using a Silhouette machine is when you have a great design and materials, but can't seem to get a good cut with them. Maybe it's that the cut doesn't go all the way through your material. Or perhaps it's … [Read more...]
Cutting Checklist
This post is part of my Checklists series. Each post in the series is a set of brief reminders to help you remember the sequence of steps to use as you work on a project. With each checklist, I provide links to more information about the topics. … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #4 — Creating a custom setting
We've learned LOTS already about using the Send area of Silhouette Studio version 4. (To start with lesson #1 in this series, go here.) Today will blow you mind if you've never known that you can create a custom material setting. A custom setting is … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #3 — Material, Action and tool choices in Action by: Simple
So far in this series, we've looked at where to start and what Cut Mode and Cut Style mean.) To start with lesson #1 in this series, go here.) Today, we're going to talk more about choosing and changing your cut settings in Action by: Simple (simple … [Read more...]
Successful Beginner Projects: #3 Initial Gift Tag
In today’s Successful Beginner Project, we’ll learn to add text, draw a simple shape, create an offset and a compound path, use more scale and align features, and cut by fill color. This tag is great for any time, but especially Christmas. By putting … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 14: Making your first cut
Today is the day! If you’ve gone through all the Before You Begin and Software Basics lessons up to this point, you will be well-prepared to make your first cut. If you haven’t, I highly recommend checking out all those lesson for my best beginner … [Read more...]
Before you Series Begin #7: Good Materials to Start with
Our next lesson will be on unboxing and setting up your machine. (To start with Lesson 1 of the Before You Begin series, go here). Before you do that, you’ll want to have some materials on hand to start with. Even if your goal is to make t-shirts … [Read more...]