![]() ![]() Oh, the crafting possibilities! I’ll be focusing on recommended supplies for Silhouette Cameo and Portrait users in this post, but you can read more about my experience with the Silhouette Curio machine HERE. Silhouette Curio – 8.5″ wide, deep-cut capabilities.Let’s dive in, shall we? First Things Firstįirst things first, HERE are links to your different options when it comes to the Silhouette machine itself. In terms of Silhouette supplies, what are the essentials? The must-haves?Īnd this post is dedicated to answer that question…and then some. The reason for my lame attempt at a song parody? Well, one of the most frequently asked questions I receive from new Silhouette Cameo 3 or Portrait users is: (Rogers and Hammerstein are rolling in their graves right now, so we’ll stop there.) Tattoos to print out and cut ‘n any size, Heat transfer vinyl and rhinestones for onesies, Like I said, the color of the ink will be much more vibrant after you press the ink into the shirt.Sung to the tune of “My Favorite Things” from the classic musical, The Sound of Music: Let it cool a little then carefully remove the transfer sheet and look at your awesome infused shirt. Once your design is where you want it, put the butcher paper over the clear backing and press it at 385 degrees for 40 seconds. Place a piece of card stock in the shirt to keep ink from transferring to the back. ![]() If the shirt is still hot be sure not to move the design around, as this could cause some of the ink to transfer. Next up place your design on your shirt where you want it. Let the shirt cool a little before moving on to the next step. This helps to wick away any moisture that may be there. Place butcher paper that came with infusible ink sheet on the shirt and preheat your shirt for 15 seconds at 385 degrees. This is to insure there are no other fabric fibers which will make the infusible ink not work quite as well. Just like with HTV, you want the clear transfer sheet facing down. I used the following settings:īe sure the paper side of of the infusible ink is facing up. Be sure to mirror your design (just like you would do with HTV). You can get the cut file for my Hocus Pocus shirt here. Really it is so cool!! Now onto the directions Create your desisgnįirst off create your design. There is no fear of it cracking or peeling when stretched because it is infused into the fabric. When you use infusible ink, it actually infuses into the fabric. It can start to peel and crack over time. You may be asking, how is this different than using HTV? When you use HTV the vinyl sits on top of the shirt. It is suggested to only make your design as big as your heat press will allow, as you don’t want to press the same are of the infusible ink multiple times.You do need a heat press or Cricut Easy Press, as the temperature needs to be 385 degrees.The sheets will look dull compared to how it looks after you iron it into the shirt.I will try to find different shirts and get back to you. ![]() Apparently you can by sublimation blanks (which have a higher polyester count) elsewhere, but I have not tried this yet. I have read that you can use it on other shirts, but that it fades fast and just doesn’t look as good.
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