Tutorials
Step-by-step guides for Cricut, Silhouette, and Glowforge crafters.
Tutorials
I forgot to mirror my HTV and ironed it backwards (here's how to fix it without wasting the shirt)
Ironed your HTV backwards because you forgot to mirror? I did it last week on a birthday shirt. Here's the actual fix that saved it, plus the one setting that prevents it.
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How to download SVG files for Cricut (and why unzipping trips up everyone the first time)
That zip file isn't broken. Your Cricut just can't read compressed folders. Here's the actual download-to-upload flow, including the Windows vs Mac unzip step everyone skips.
4 min read
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How I actually convert PNG to SVG for Cricut (the free way that doesn't wreck your design)
The built-in Image Trace in Design Space mangles half my PNGs. Here's the free two-step workaround I use instead, plus the one setting that makes or breaks clean cuts.
5 min read
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The painter's-tape registration mark trick that fixed my multi-layer vinyl alignment forever
I wasted six sheets of HTV trying to eyeball layered vinyl placement. Then a sign-shop friend showed me this thirty-cent fix using painter's tape and a pencil.
4 min read
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I ruined four shirts before I figured out why my HTV was bubbling
Thought my EasyPress was broken. Turns out I was pre-heating wrong and using way too much pressure. Here's what actually stopped the bubbles.
5 min read
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The 45° blade angle trick that finally made my intricate mandala cuts clean
I kept getting torn filigree on delicate mandalas until I learned this one counterintuitive blade-angle adjustment. Works on Maker, Maker 3, and Explore machines.
5 min read