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Borderless Printing from Silhouette Studio (Yes, It's Possible!)

You know what's awesome? When you're printing DIY patterned vinyl and you can print edge to edge from Silhouette Studio!

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Not only do you avoid the white border around the printable vinyl sheet, but you also maximize your printable - and therefore cuttable - area.

How to Change Position of Registration Marks in Silhouette Studio

You can change the position of registration marks in Silhouette Studio to create a larger printable and cuttable space. 

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It may also be necessary to change the position of print and cut registration marks to ensure all of your marks print correctly.  Read on for how to move registration marks in Silhouette Studio. 

Print and Cut with Brother Fabric Printer and Silhouette CAMEO

Giving new meaning to 'print and cut'... I'm not sure there's ever been a more perfect duo than the Printmoda Brother Fabric Printer and Silhouette CAMEO! 

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Read on for a step by step beginner project printing on Printmoda from Silhouette Studio then cutting with the CAMEO Rotary blade. 

White Toner Printer: 5 Surprising Things You Can Make (And Sell) with a Uninet iColor 560

A white toner printer makes creating ready to press full color transfers fast and easy to make.  There's no cutting or weeding and you can put the decals on any color and type of garment. It's one of the reason I love my Uninet iColor 560.  But if that's all you're printing...you're missing out and undervaluing the printer! 

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What I've found, in the six months since I've added it to my office, is that cut-free, weed-free transfers are only the tip of the iceberg for the Uninet iColor 560 White Toner printer.  

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With the price point close to $3600, the more you can do with this printer - the more the price is worth it for small businesses. Let's look at five surprising things you can make with the iColor that you will expand what you can make and sell! 

How to Make Silhouette Stickers with a White Edge

You can easily make Silhouette stickers with a white edge in just a few clicks. 

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In this tutorial I'll show you how to add a white edge to stickers that you can print and cut with your Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait. 

How to Improve Print Colors from Silhouette Studio

If the color prints from Silhouette Studio are dull and not as bright and vibrant as you'd like when you're exporting them, there is a little trick to fixing that. 

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Silhouette Studio users often complain the colors of their exported PNG and JPEG files, specifically, are "off".  In this tutorial I'll show you how to improve your print colors so you get bright, beautiful, and vibrant colors when exporting from Silhouette Studio. 

How to Make Clipart Stickers with Silhouette CAMEO

You can easily turn clipart into stickers in Silhouette Studio. 
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Clipart is great because it often comes in a set of full color images making them perfect for stickers or stickers sets. Read on for the quickest way to make clipart stickers. 

How to Print to Epson F570 Sublimation Printer from Silhouette Studio

Unlike my smaller Sawgrass sublimation printer, it's possible to print directly from Silhouette Studio to an Epson sublimation printer on both a MAC and a PC. 

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While it's easy enough to hit Print and pick the Epson sublimation printer, the key to getting the best print is knowing how to navigate the Epson F570 sublimation color profiles and print settings.  This Epson sublimation printer beginner tutorial will walk you through.

Sawgrass Sublimation Printer Printing Lines? Here's the Fix

If you're wondering why your Sawgrass SG400, SG500, SG800 or SG1000 Sublimation Printer is printing horizontal lines through your prints it could very well be because you are bypassing the Sawgrass Print Manger. 

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Horizontal lines in sublimation printing is a common complaint from Silhouette users who work on a MAC ... especially those who print directly from Silhouette Studio to their Sawgrass sublimation printer. To avoid these lines and get better, more vibrant prints, take the extra step of using the print manager. 

How to Use Starcraft Inkjet Printable Heat Transfer (HTV) for Beginners

Inkjet printable heat transfer is an easy, fast alternative to heat transfer vinyl for designs that would otherwise require a lot of cutting and layering of various colors. 

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With inkjet printable HTV you can simply print a design to your home printer from Silhouette Studio and then press it onto the shirt. You don't even need to cut.  This beginner tutorial will walk you through how to use Starcraft Inkjet Printable for lights. 

5 Ways to Fit More In the Silhouette Print Area

If you are printing from Silhouette Studio and need to fit more in the Silhouette Studio print area there are multiple ways to do so. 

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The method - or combination of changes - that you make will depend on the design itself and if you are printing and cutting or just printing.  Read on for five ways to fit more in the Silhouette printable area.

How to Print and Cut with Silhouette CAMEO ES Mat

Printing and cutting on the Silhouette CAMEO 5 ES mat is not much different than printing and cutting with an adhesive mat. 

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If this is your first time making stickers with the Electrostatic mat, or doing another print and cut, follow along for tips on how to best print and cut with the ES mat. 

Silhouette CAMEO 4 Print and Cut Max Size

I get questions all the time about the Silhouette CAMEO 4 max Print and Cut size. 

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The answer really depends on your printer! In this tutorial I'll show you how to get the max print and cut area when using your Silhouette CAMEO 4 whether you have a standard 8.5" x 11" printer or a wide format printer. 

How to Print to Laser Printer from Silhouette Studio (MAC)

You can print to any printer from Silhouette Studio which means you can print to a laser printer from Silhouette Studio. 

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Laser printers open up even more options for creating custom items due to the toner cartridges which have easy maintenance, play well with things like foil, and no cut, no weed laser printer transfer paper. Read on for how to print to a laser printer from Silhouette Studio. 

DIY Money Holder Card with Silhouette Print and Cut

DIY money holder cards are a fun and popular way to give little gifts - and they're actually easy enough with Silhouette print and cut you can make them for Halloween handouts or class treats!

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In this step by step I'll share how to create your own money or candy holder cards at home using your Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait. 

How to Make Stickers with White Text (When Your Printer Doesn't Print White)

If you want to make stickers with white text, but your printer doesn't print white, no problem at all. 

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You can simply use the white of the sticker paper to "print" white text. Let's design these in Silhouette Studio so you can print and cut your stickers. 

Roland BN-20A vs Uninet iColor 560 White Toner Printer: Pros and Cons & Feature Comparison

Now that I have both an Uninet iColor 560 White Toner Printer and a Roland BN-20A...I am getting A LOT of questions about which one is "better".  It's not an easy question to answer because they are two totally different machines!  

Although if you ask in the respective Facebook groups...it may seem to be an easy decision based on just how adamant users of the respective printers are that "theirs" is hands-down, no-question better, more versatile, better quality, the top pick over the other.


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The truth is I totally understand that for most crafters-turned-at-home small businesses it's a choice to get one over the other due to price and space....so let me help you decide between the BN-20A vs the Uninet iColor 560 White Toner printer... from someone who has both and has no allegiance one way or the other. 

My only goal here is to help you make an informed decision for your growing business..and then help you learn whichever machine - BN-20A or Uninet iColor 560 - you decide to invest in. 

Sticker Business Idea to Stand Out: Print on the BACK of Your Stickers

If you want to stand out among the many sticker businesses you may be looking for some ways to make sure your customers remember you and repeat order.

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This sticker business idea is so simply yet often overlooked. In this tutorial I'll show you how print your website name and logo on the back of your stickers as an easy reference for customers. 

How to Kiss Cut and Die Cut Stickers on Same Sticker Sheet

You can cut your own sticker sheets when you combine the Silhouette CAMEO's ability to do a full die cut and kiss cut on the same sticker sheet!  

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In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make custom sticker sheets this way! 

Best DTF Printer For Small Business: DTF Printer Comparison Chart

With the rapidly increasing interest in DTF printing new desktop direct to film printers seems to be hitting the market all the time. 

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As someone who has four (don't judge) DTF printers I thought it was time to give you a comparison so you can decide which desktop DTF printer is best for your custom t shirt business.