Create What You Wish Existed Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

It's everyone's favorite time here at Silhouette School...Freebie Friday!

This week I have a design that speaks to every single one of us - Create What You Wish Existed! As crafters, that's basically our motto, right? 

Embroidery Machine Applique for Beginners (Cut the Fabric on Your Silhouette)

If you own an embroidery machine and a Silhouette machine you can combine the best of both worlds!

Can you applique with an embroidery machine?

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition Plus or higher will open embroidery files which means you can cut fabric applique with your Silhouette then finish the machine embroidery applique on your embroidery machine!

UV DTF Laminator: The One You Already Have Will Probably Work

If you are getting into printing UV DTF stickers, you have probably seen that the desktop UV printers all have their own laminator you can buy. And they are not cheap.  

The question I keep getting is whether the laminator you already own will work. I put both my cheap Amazon laminator and a cold laminator I had to the test to see if we could save you some money! 

EufyMake E1 Slow? Two Tricks to Speed It Up (Video)

If the EufyMake E1 feels like everything takes forever — reinjecting ink, print head cleanings, test prints — you're not imagining it. 

It's a budget, entry-level UV printer, so some of that is expected, but two quick workflow changes can shave real time off nearly every print. 

Why Your xTool Test Grid Isn't Working

Did you run an xTool laser test grid on a piece of scrap, pulled it out, and every single square came out looking identical.

The numbers are scored along each side and the bottom but clearly nothing changed on each test in the grid. 

You're not imagining it and your laser engraver is not broken. But your test grid did not test anything - it ran the same settings across the whole grid. 

Let me explain what is going on so you can try to avoid it.

Bee Kind Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

It's Freebie Friday and I know that is everyone's favorite time of week here at Silhouette School!

This week I have the sweetest little design for you, Bee Kind!

Best Embroidery Machine For Beginners (After Testing Six of Them)

If you're shopping for your first embroidery machine, I'll save you the research: the one I'd point a beginner to is the Brother SE2000.

I've used five Brother embroidery machines and a multi-needle Bai, across everything from a first wobbly monogram to running designs for the shop. Brother has provided several of these machines for review (same with Bai), which I'll always tell you - and it hasn't changed what I say about them. The SE2000 is the one still on my table.

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!