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How to Sublimate a Doormat Like a Pro (When You're a Newbie)

If you've been wanting to make custom doormats but thought sublimating something that THICK was too complicated...it's not! 

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Sublimating a doormat is actually so much easier than you think. The key is using a little cardboard trick and pressing in sections. Let me show you exactly how to do it!

How to Perfectly Center HTV on a Pillow (Easy First HTV Project)

If trying to center HTV designs constantly causes you to second guess, I have a few tricks to share today for how to center heat transfer vinyl quickly and easily! 

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Stop guessing where the center is and instead align your HTV perfectly centered quickly, easily, and without measuring. 

How to Sublimate on Dark Color T Shirts

If you're wondering how to do sublimation on dark color shirts you've come to the right spot. 

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While it's not possible to sublimate dark colors directly, with a Silhouette CAMEO, Sawgrass Sublimation Printer, and white glitter HTV you can make it work!  This tutorial will show you exactly how to sublimate dark cotton garments. 

HTV on Wood with EasyPress (When It's Too Thick for a Heat Press)

Did you know that you can press HTV onto raw, stained, or painted wood?  If the piece of wood is too thick though - a heat press won't work! 

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The trick then to adding HTV on wood is with a Cricut Easypress! And it's very easy. 

ThermoFlex Puff HTV for Added Dimension (on Paper and Apparel)

Did you know you can add HTV to paper? I've shared this trick before, but now I'm going on step further with adding some dimension as well. 

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This is easy to do with Puff heat transfer vinyl..IF you know the trick. 

How to Heat Press Large Images or Oversized HTV Transfers

If your heat press is too small for the large HTV design you've cut, no need to worry! 

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The HTV design for this 24-inch "welcome" sign measures almost 20 inches long - which is obviously larger than the pressing area on the StarCraft 15 x 15-inch mint heat press. This means we definitely won't be able to press this entire HTV design all at one time. What you have to do to heat press oversized heat transfers is press it in sections. 

How to Quickly and Accurately Use Up Your HTV Scraps

Do you have 1,234,567,890 scraps of the same HTV color? Saving HTV scraps from previous projects is such a good idea when you're working on small projects that just need a little bit of one color.

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But using them on future projects can sometimes prove challenging - especially if you have a larger size project, but smaller scraps. In this Silhouette tutorial I'll share a trick for using small scraps on any size project!

Sublimation Sequin Pillows Tutorial (3 Steps!)

Sublimating onto reversible sequin pillows is far easier than you think!

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The DIY custom pillows make a huge statement...but are really only three simple steps: print, press, flip!

Silhouette Heat Press and New Silhouette Alta Plus Details: Features, Pricing, and Release Date!

A Silhouette heat press is coming...and so is a new version of the Silhouette Alta 3D printer!

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Silhouette America announced details, pricing, and an expected release date of its first ever Silhouette heat press and the Silhouette Alta Plus last week at the same time as confirming the Silhouette CAMEO 4 and 15" Silhouette CAMEO Plus, and 20" Silhouette CAMEO Pro.