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What is Scorching? ‘Scorch’ or ‘burn’ marks are the result of too much heat applied to heat sensitive fabrics/materials. Usually this is seen as a box or outline of the heat press (see above picture). The scorched area will either be a different color from the rest of the garment or have a sheen to it. […]
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What is Threading and Threadability? ‘Threadability’ is a trademarked innovation by Stahls’ Hotronix®. Threading is the act of sliding a garment, like a t-shirt, onto the lower platen of a heat press. Rather than laying the whole garment on top of the platen, you slide the garment on with the platen inbetween the front and back. See picture below: What’s
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When it comes to heat transfer vinyl (HTV) there are a lot of options. Because there are so many different vinyls with varying applications (temp, time, pressure), and from various manufacturers, the question comes up: How should you be caring for the garments after the vinyl is applied? What should you tell your customers when
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What’s The Difference and Why It Matters In the world of graphic design, there are many terms of the trade. Some of the most important in relation to garment decoration and heat transfers are ‘Raster’ and ‘Vector’. Perhaps you’ve heard of these before, but maybe you don’t know exactly what they mean. Well in this
A heat press in a lot of ways is like a car. It can be an extremely useful tool, but to keep it running smoothly you need to perform regular maintenance. So in order to avoid any downtime or costly repairs, here are 3 essential areas of maintenance to keep your heat press running smoothly.
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Blades are one of the most important parts of your vinyl cutter/plotter. Whether you have a ‘Craft Cutter’ or ‘Wide Format Cutter’, cheap or expensive, new or used, your cutter is only as good as the blade doing the cutting. So it’s important to understand which blades should be used for each material and how to
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Applying heat transfers is a lot like baking. If you combine all the ingredients in the suggested amounts, the result is a delicious treat. And for those experienced bakers out there, some might change the recipe a little bit to fit their ideal taste. The same is true of heat transfer vinyl (HTV). If you use
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Whether you are getting into the world of heat transfer vinyl (HTV) as a hobby, using it to start a business or adding it to your existing business, just know that you are likely to make mistakes, and that’s ok. But often times mistakes cost money, which isn’t fun when you don’t have a stack
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