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!

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 Start a Small T Shirt Business With a Silhouette CAMEO

If you're a beginner looking to start a tshirt business with Silhouette CAMEO, I have so much info to share with you today that I jammed it into a video! 

We're talking the biggest mistakes to avoid when starting an at home t shirt business and the best equipment to have to set up your shirt business.  Plus pros and cons of various at home heat transfer printers and where HTV shirts SHOULD fit into your business. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

How to Print from Silhouette Studio to Any Printer

You can print from Silhouette Studio to any printer that's connected to your computer by USB or on the same network. 

There are various reason why you might want to print from Silhouette Studio and they may not all include printing and cutting. For example, you can print to your sublimation printer directly from Silhouette Studio and never use your CAMEO at all for the project. 

Read on for how to print from Silhouette Studio.

Silhouette Studio Not Printing Correct Size? How to Match Your Page Size to Your Printer

Silhouette Studio can print to any printer on the same WIFI network or attached by USB which is a big benefit of the software program especially when you have a lot of different printers like me.

In order to correctly print from Silhouette Studio to your printer, though, you'll want to make sure you match the page size between your print manager and Silhouette Studio.  This tutorial will explain exactly how to match your printer page size to the settings in Silhouette Studio.

iColor ProRip Tutorial: How to Print Multiple Designs on a Single Sheet with Uninet 560

To avoid wasting material, you can print multiple images on a single sheet using the Uninet iColor 560 White Toner Printer. 

The sheet needs to be set up this way in iColor ProRip software before you print. It's not only easy to do but you can fill the page with the same image or different images. 

Silhouette CAMEO Sticker Tutorial for Beginners

Making stickers with Silhouette is really no different than Silhouette print and cut...instead of printing and cutting on paper, you're printing and cutting on sticker sheets! 

And just like print and cut, once you make your first set of stickers, you'll be hooked!!!

If you sell Silhouette items, it's a good reminder to let your customers know if you have hand wash only items. You can place these stickers right on your business cards and directly on the items.

Best Printable Clear Sticker Paper for Silhouette Stickers

You can make custom printable clear stickers with Silhouette if you have the basics of print and cut down and the right printable clear sticker paper...plus a few tricks up your sleeve.

My favorite clear sticker paper for inkjet printers is from Online Labels because it's high quality, doesn't smear, and cuts easily. 

Which Printer Should I Get Next? Sublimation vs DTG vs DTF vs White Toner Printer vs Roland BN-20A

One of the best things about Silhouette Studio is not only how powerful a program it is, but the fact you can export from it in various file types allowing for printing on a wide range of printers. 

When it comes to pairing a printer with Silhouette Studio or Silhouette CAMEO, print and cut is usually the first thing to come to mind. But it's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to printing and Silhouette! 

Silhouette Studio Printer Border: How and Why to Use It

If you know your Silhouette can only cut and are wondering what is the printer border on Silhouette CAMEO then you've come to the right spot. 

The Silhouette Studio software has an option to turn on the print border which is 100% needed for certain projects and 100% not needed for others. Read on for more on how and when to use the print border in the Silhouette software.

Silhouette Studio Slow to Print: 3 Ways for Faster Printing

Sharing a Silhouette CAMEO Print and Cut trick with you today for when you are printing multiple sheets or just want to avoid the LONG processing times between the software and printer.

In Silhouette Studio V4.2, V4.3, and V4.4 - it's not uncommon for it to take Silhouette Studio several minutes to process the print request when sending to a printer directly from Silhouette Studio.

The delay is especially long if your design has a lot of text or fill colors - think sticker sheets.  Today I'm sharing three options to significantly cut down the print time.

How (and Why) to Add Laminate Over Printable Vinyl (Video Tutorial)

If you are using inkjet printable vinyl sheets to print your own vinyl or create printable vinyl decals you need protect them with laminate.

Oracal's clear laminate sheets will help protect against smearing and fading to ensure your DIY pattern vinyl and printed decals keep their color!

Siser EasySubli HTV: Everything You Want to Know About Sublimation HTV!

Siser EasySubli and Sawgrass EasySubli Inks are finally here...and not surprisingly there are a lot of questions around the products, the process, and the pros and cons especially compared to inkjet printable heat transfer.

I have to admit it took me months of talking directly with Sawgrass and Siser to fully understand this heat transfer vinyl-meets-sublimation product. All they had to do was tell me...Melissa, EasySubli is  printable heat transfer material using a sublimation printer which results in sublimation-quality color prints that can be applied to cotton and darks!

Silhouette Print and Cut with Wide Format Materials (And Free Sticker Set)

Did you know you can print and cut on material that's larger than 8.5 x 11"?

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Yup! As long as you have a wide format printer, you can set up your Silhouette Studio to print and cut on larger paper which means you can print more stickers, more sticker sheets, larger print and cut projects, and bigger printable HTV or vinyl!

3 Ways to Perfect Print and Cut Stickers with Silhouette CAMEO (No White Border)

If you've ever print and cut stickers with your Silhouette CAMEO you know you can get the dreaded white edge sometimes.

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It's caused when the machine cuts just a tad bit off leaving the unprinted sticker sheet as part of the sticker.

Silhouette Print and Cut Registration Failed on Glossy Paper? Here's the Fix!

If you've ever tried to do a Silhouette Print and Cut on glossy, pearlized, foil or shiny paper only to have the registration fail - fear not! Do I have a Silhouette CAMEO hack for you!

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The print and cut problem is potentially threefold:

1. The glossy-ness of the paper causes the rollers to slip and actually grab - and then print on - the piece of paper below the sticker paper in the printer tray
2. The glossy-ness of the paper prevents the printer rollers from grabbing the paper at the right time therefore printing the registration marks too high on the page
3. The glare caused by the glossy paper prevents the machine from properly reading the registration marks. 

Finally...A Printable Heat Transfer Paper I Love to Use with Silhouette CAMEO!

For almost two years I've been looking for a printable heat transfer material that I can really get behind! Finally...finally I've found something that not only prints vibrantly, cuts well on Silhouette, transfers easily and washes without fading or bleeding!

This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own.

Why use Printable Heat Transfer Paper instead of Heat Transfer Vinyl? Well...sometimes the design has so many colors or layers that it would require extensive layering of HTV which can be timely, expensive and bulky. Instead, printing the design as a single image and then transferring it onto the surface is great alternative!

Best Printer for Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait Cutting Machine

I get asked almost daily about the best printer for Silhouette CAMEO.  If you have a Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait cutting machine you likely want to have a quality home printer, as well, so you can create beautiful print and cuts and DIY stickers.

I can only speak to the printers I use with my Silhouette cutting machines.  I should also point out I didn't purchase either of the two home printers we have specifically for use with the Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait.  One printer I had prior to owning a Silhouette cutter and the other was a home office printer my husband used, which I have since adopted.

How to Use Digital Scrapbooking Kits in Silhouette Studio

Digital scrapbooking is one of those awesome busy mom hacks for those who love to scrapbook, but are short on time - you know like me (the mom who is still working on her 5 year old's first year album).

Silhouette School weekly contributor Becky Dykes is here today with a Silhouette Studio tutorial on how to use Digital Scrapbooking packs in Silhouette Studio.