Can't Find Your designs in the Silhouette Studio Library? Here's Why

You know you own the file. You bought it, or you made it yourself, and now you need it. You type what you are pretty sure it was called into the search bar, and you get zero search results. 

Here's the issue - and it's not that you have too many files or that the search is broken. It's that files you created or imported, specifically, are simply missing the information that would let a search find them. 

Roland BN2-20A White Ink: Why You Probably Don't Need It (Video)

The Roland BN2-20A is a CMYK-only printer with no white ink cartridge, but you can still get the look of white in your prints. 

Here's the simple trick that made every "white" element in a full set of graduation banners possible - no special settings required.

Blurry UV Prints? It's Probably Not Your Design or Your Settings

If your UV prints are blurry - there's almost always one main reason why: the print head height is wrong. 

This doesn't actually mean there's a problem with your UV printer or that it measured wrong.  But it does mean you need to make some changes to get better quality prints.

It Takes A Lot Of Sparkle To Be A Teacher Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

That time of week has already rolled around again here at Silhouette School! That's right...Freebie Friday!

And this week's design is for all of the amazing teachers out there!

How to Separate Layers in xTool Creative Space (XCS) | Tracing PNG Files

If you're trying to convert a PNG file to a laser engraving file in xTool Creative Space it's easier than you may think. 

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Since PNG files are flat without vectorizing and separating the layers it's not possible to assign different processing types (cut, engrave, score) to different parts of the designs. 

That's why separating layers is important so you can apply different processes to individual layers. Read on to learn about separate a PNG file in XCS using the tracing tool. 

DTF Transfer Pricing: How to Know What Your Transfers Actually Cost to Print

Knowing how to price your DTF transfers is the difference between losing money and actually making a profit. 

DTF transfer pricing feels like a guessing game wondering how much ink did a specific design actually use? How much film? When you have no real idea you just kind of guess and hope it covers it...because that's what your competitors are charging, anyway. 

I'm here to tell you - you do not have to guess and you should KNOW your costs. A lot of DTF rip softwares will even tell you exactly what a single transfer costs in supplies before you even hit print. 

Let me show you how to find that number and turn it into a real price.

xTool M2 Review: What's Actually Included (and What's Not) (Video)

The xTool M2 is marketed as a "Color Craft Laser," but the advertised $549-$599 price doesn't actually include color printing. 

Here's what's really in the box, what it costs to add the pieces that make it live up to its name, and how it stacks up against the M1 Ultra.

Why You Can't Cut the Edge of Your Silhouette Design: V5 Send Panel

Did you ever go to the Send panel and tell Silhouette Studio to cut the edge of your design and it cuts all the internal areas too?  

Your software is not broken and you did not do anything wrong.  The issue is your design is a compound path.  Not sure what a compound path is - I got over it in detail here. 

Let me show you exactly what is happening and how to fix it so you are able to cut only the edge of your design.

If I Had To Stir It Its Homemade Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

Happy Friday! And with that here at Silhouette School, it's time for another Freebie!

This week I have one for all of my kitchen crafters - If I Had To Stir It, It's Homemade!

How to Prevent Sublimation from Bleeding Through Shirts

Don't let sublimation bleed through or unwanted ink transfer ruin your project or your heat press! 

In this post, we share a super simple tip for preventing sublimation ink from bleeding through your projects.

Silhouette Cameo vs UV Printer: What's the Difference and Do You Need Both?

What if you could give up cutting and weeding HTV and vinyl completely and still make full color stickers and shirt designs? 

There's a whole category of machine that skips all of that. No cutting, no weeding, no layering.  You just print your full color design, and it's ready to go. 

That's UV printing. And once you understand what it does, you might never look at weeding the same way again. Let me show you exactly what I mean.