22 Silhouette School Tutorials You May Have Missed In April 2026

Is April already over?? I swear, I blink and it’s time for another monthly wrap-up!

Let's take a look at everything that was covered at Silhouette School this month.

5 Ways to Print on Acrylic (And My Preferred Method!)

If you've been wanting to customize acrylic for keychains, ornaments, or other crafts, you're probably wondering - how exactly do you get designs onto acrylic?

I'm showing you FIVE different methods for printing on acrylic! Some of these involve printing directly on the acrylic, while others use transfers or stickers. Whether you have a sublimation printer, UV printer, DTF printer, white toner printer, or print and cut machine - there's a method that will work for you!

How to Remove a Background in Silhouette Studio (Two Methods)

One of the most common questions I get is how to remove a photo background in Silhouette Studio. And the good news is there are two ways to do it right inside the software - no Photoshop, no Canva, no extra apps needed.

Here's the thing. The method you use depends on your photo. I'm going to show you both so you can pick the right one for whatever you're working on. 

I'm using these techniques to make DIY big head cutouts - but this works for any project where you need a cut-to-shape image, like photo booth props or custom stickers.

Is Silhouette Studio Business Edition Worth It If You Don't Have a Business?

If you've been using Silhouette Studio for a while, you've probably seen the Business Edition upgrade mentioned and wondered whether it's actually worth the $50 especially if you don't have a business. 

The question I get from crafters is often: Do I really need Business Edition if I'm not selling at all? 

The honest answer is...I've never heard anyone regret unlocking the full suite of tools and features in Silhouette Studio Business Edition. 

Fork It Let's Get Takeout Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

Can you believe it's time for another Freebie Friday?

Ever just have one of those days... where the last thing you want to do is figure out what's for dinner? I have them more often than I like to admit. This week's design is for all of you who feel the same!

How to Get Fonts from Silhouette Design Store into Studio

If you purchased a font from the Silhouette Design store and now can't figure out how to get it into Silhouette Studio - it's a pretty common issue. 

There's actually a specific place fonts from the Design Store go, and I'm going to show you exactly how to find them AND give you an alternative method if you want to use those fonts outside of Silhouette Studio too.

How to Fill a Shape with a Pattern in Silhouette Studio

Filling a shape with a digital pattern is one of those Silhouette Studio features that often gets overlooked. 

There are actually two different ways to do this: using the Fill Patterns tool or using the crop tool in the Modify tool panel.

Read on for exactly how to do it in both Silhouette Studio V4 and V5.

Brother SE2000 - The Complete Beginner's Guide to Setup and Getting Started

I have been so excited to share everything about the Brother SE2000 with you. This machine is a total game changer for beginners and I honestly think it's one of the best embroidery machines you can buy right now. 

Whether you just got your Brother SE2000 or you're still deciding if it's right for you, this is your one-stop guide. I've put together every tutorial you need to go from unboxing to your first embroidery project - all in one place.

Shop the Brother SE2000 here - and keep reading for everything you need to get started!

Silhouette Studio V4 vs V5: What Changed for Print and Cut

If you upgraded to Silhouette Studio V5 and tried to follow a print and cut tutorial made in V4 - you might be confused. 

Before we go any further though - unless you have a CAMEO 5a or an MK II you do not  should not be using Silhouette Studio V5. I would highly recommend anyone with an older model (including a CAMEO 5) revert to Silhouette Studio V4 immediately. 

Now if you have to be on V5 to print and cut, you probably noticed the tool panels look different and the process is a few different steps.  Some tools - including the registration marks - have moved. Here's what's different and what stayed the same.

I Will Start Working Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

It's Freebie Friday and you guys know what that means - time for a freebie!

Ever just have one of those days...when you need tons of coffee just to get started? I have them more often than I like to admit. This week's design is for all of you who feel the same! 

How to Change the Colors of a PNG in Silhouette Studio

Wondering how to change the colors of a PNG in Silhouette Studio? 

There are actually two ways to do it. One is a single click and other requires a bit of manual work. Read on for how to change the colors of a PNG in Silhouette Studio. 

Is Silhouette Studio Business Edition Worth it Without a Silhouette Machine?

If you own a Roland, an xTool laser, DTF or UV DTF printer, a sublimation printer or any machine that isn't a Silhouette cutter, you may not have given Silhouette Studio a second thought. 

As someone who has used a lot of different printing, design and rip software for a lot of years - I can tell you with certainty - even the free version of Silhouette Studio is actually one of the most underrated design tools for non-Silhouette machine owners.

If you don't have a Silhouette machine - that makes Silhouette Studio Business Edition even more worth it for you specifically for the file formats it can export.

Best UV Printer for Small Business - EufyMake E1 vs xTool UV Printer vs Epson V1070

If you are trying to figure out which UV printer is right for your small business or home craft setup, you are in the right place.

What makes this comparison different is I actually own multiple UV printers. I'm not going off spec sheets - I'm going off real experience setting up, printing and maintaining these machines. 

I've also had an inside look at xTool UV printer so I can give you real details on what I know for that one as well. 

How to Center a Design on a Shirt Without Measuring

Centering a design on a shirt sounds simple until you're standing at your heat press with a transfer in one hand and a tape measure in the other. Trying to figure out where exactly the middle of the shirt is not as easy as it sounds. 

Measuring, though, can be time consuming and your HTV or transfer can still end up off center or crooked. 

The good news is there's a faster way to find the center of a shirt that doesn't require measuring at all. It's actually the only method I use. 

Home Sweet Home Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

Can you believe it's time for another Freebie Friday?

This week we have this adorable Home Sweet Home design.

How to Add a Weeding Box in Silhouette Studio...and Why You Should

If you haven't used weeding boxes in Silhouette Studio - that's going to change today. 

Weeding boxes are extremely helpful when weeding vinyl and HTV for several different reasons. They help break up the negative space around the design or text which helps avoid problems while weeding specifically small pieces of your design pulling up.  This Silhouette tutorial will show you how to add a weeding box in Silhouette Studio and why you should.

Stickers with Borders: How to Fix Extra Internal Cut Lines in Silhouette Studio

If you're trying to add a white border around stickers in Silhouette Studio and now you have a bunch of unwanted internal cut lines - there's an easy fix. 

Trying to select and delete those little islands isn't possible without deleting the entire offset.  They're one of the most common frustrations people run into when making white border stickers in Silhouette Studio. Here's exactly what they are and how to get rid of them.

How to Knock Out Shirt Color for Transfers - Video Tutorial

If you've ever pressed a large transfer and felt like you were wearing a stiff, heavy shield, it's time to master the knockout technique. 

By removing the colors that match your shirt, you’re creating natural breathing room in the design.

Brother SE2000 Red Light On? Here's the Embarrassingly Simple Fix

If you're here because your Brother SE2000 has a red light that won't turn off and nothing you try is working - I have been EXACTLY where you are. And I have good news.

The fix took about two seconds. I just didn't know what it was. And oh by the way - it's not disassembling anything. 

Read on for how to get the green light on the Brother SE200 embroidery machine so you can get back to sewing.

The Silhouette Studio Modify Panel: What Every Tool Actually Does

If you've ever opened the Modify panel in Silhouette Studio and stared at a row of buttons with no idea what half of them do, you're not alone.  

Most people figure out weld pretty quickly...but the rest tend to be try it and undo. 

The Modify panel is one of the most powerful parts of Silhouette Studio. Every tool in it does something specific, and once you know what each one is for, you'll dramatically expand your design abilities and options. 

How to Open the Modify panel

The Modify panel is found on the right side tool bar.  In both V4 and V5 you can open it by clicking the icon that looks like two overlapping shapes, or by going to the top menu:  Object > Modify Panel. The tools inside look slightly different between versions but they all work the same way.

For the purposes of demonstrating each of the Modify Tools I will use the same starting shape throughout the tutorial as much as possible. 

What is Weld?

Weld combines two or more overlapping shapes into one single shape, removing any interior lines where they overlap. One of the most common uses is welding script text so the letters connect into one clean cut line instead of cutting each letter individually. 

Once you weld, the shapes become one permanent path - and unwelding can only be done with an "undo". 

What is Subtract? 

The Subtract tool is deeply dependent on the order of layers.  Subtract cuts the shape "in front" or on top out of the shape that's on the bottom and then removes the rest of the top shape (in this case the blue circle). 

Pro Tip: For Subtract and all of the remaining tools - fill your shapes with color so it's easier to identify which shape is "in front". It's much easier to identify the order of layers when they are filled vs simply looking at red lines around transparent shapes in Silhouette Studio.

If you have a circle as the foremost layer in front of a square, with both selected, when you click Subtract, you get a square with a circular hole punched through it. The top shape disappears and the bottom shape gets the cutout. 

With subtract just keep in mind: layer order matters - the shape on top is always what gets subtracted.

What is Subtract All?

This works the same as Subtract but, instead of removing the remaining piece of the top layer /subtracted item, the top layer (blue circle here) remains completely intact. 

This also works with more than one shape. Any areas of a shape that are obscured by another shape are removed. 

What Does the Divide Tool Do?

Divide splits all selected overlapping shapes at every intersection point and separates them into individual pieces. Where Subtract removes the overlap, Divide keeps all the pieces — it just cuts them apart at every edge. It's less commonly used but handy when you want to work with each section of an overlapping design independently.

                                        

                                        What is Intersect? 

Intersect keeps only the area where ALL selected shapes overlap at the same time. 

Think of a venn diagram with two circles, that's just that small football-shaped area in the middle where both layers overlap.  

With two shapes it looks the same as Crop, but with three or more the difference is clear.

What is the Crop Tool? 

Crop trims one image or shape down using another shape as the boundary. There are actually two different ways to use the crop function in Silhouette Studio - you can crop an image down to a smaller size using point editing and arrow keys, or you can crop an image or pattern into any shape using the Modify panel Crop tool. Both work in V4 and V5.

The Modify panel Crop is specifically for cropping one thing into the shape of another.  It keeps any area shared by at least two shapes. 

With three circles, that gives you all three overlapping sections as one new shape that shares a cut line. It's a much larger result than Intersect because it only needs two shapes to agree, not all three.

More practical ways to use it would be filling a heart with a photo, or cropping a digital pattern into a circle. You select both shapes, click Crop, and the image gets trimmed to fit inside the shape on top. Layer order matters: the shape you want to crop into needs to be in front.

Reading about these tools is one thing — watching them in context is another. If you want to see both crop methods demonstrated step by step, including how to crop an image down using point editing AND how to crop into a shape using the Modify panel, that's exactly what this month's new Silhouette U video covers.

It's a beginner-level video that works in both V4 and V5, and it's part of the full video library available to Silhouette U members — along with 700+ other tutorials, same-day support with me (Melissa), and tools like the HTV pricing calculator.

Learn more about Silhouette U here →

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Every Bunny Welcome Freebie Friday Silhouette Cut File

It's Freebie Friday and you guys know what that means - time for a freebie!

This week I have this adorable Every Bunny Welcome design for you, just in time for Easter!!

How to Join Two Lines in Silhouette Studio

I get the question of how to join two lines in Silhouette Studio quite a bit.

There are a couple of different approaches to this depending on what exactly you're trying to accomplish. This tutorial will go through three ways to join lines in Silhouette Studio.

Beginners Guide to eufyMake E1: From Unboxing to First UV Print

Ready for your first print with the EufyMake E1 UV printer? You are in the RIGHT spot -whether you're the new owner of the desktop UV printer or still thinking about taking the leap into UV printing at home.

Consider this your complete beginner's guide to getting started with the EufyMake E1 UV printer. I'm going to walk you through everything - from unboxing and setup to your very first print.

The best part? I have videos on every single one of these steps, so I'll link to those along the way for extra support and to see exactly what I mean.

21 Silhouette School Tutorials You May Have Missed In March 2026

March has officially come to an end, this year is flying by!

Let's take a look at the Silhouette School wrap up!