Sue2

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    New to vinyl. Need a cutter.

    Third word....."REVERSE" image....(for heat press stuff).
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    Authorization to Keep Business Open

    Great idea.... I've been trying to come up with a humorous t-shirt concerning the virus....THAT could work! I'm wearing my "Patience Tested" t-shirt today....it's appropriate as business is near nil!
  3. How small? I have a Graphtec 6000 and was impressed how well my machine cut this swirly floral design that my sister picked out. That's the tip of an X-acto blade. Of course, the cutter blade was nice and sharp and I used Siser EW. But this was still a job to weed! 1/4 inch is about as small as I want to cut lettering.
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    Which software do I buy?

    I would say no one program can cover everything perfectly. The more "tools" you have in your toolbox, the more options you have. I regularly use CorelDraw for layouts, flyers, vectors and so forth. But for photo editing I prefer Photoshop over Corel's PhotoPaint. And for brochures InDesign is ideal. Publisher is good for newsletters....but has no graphic editing. So, plan on eventually having several programs to cover all you do. Start with one that covers most of your needs and learn it well.
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    jpeg to svg..free site?

    I tried that site on a couple of easy traces and the vectors were coarse. They would need a lot of cleaning up... I could trace it myself with better detail.
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    Design software

    My "go to" program is CorelDraw. It's quite versatile as you can create both raster and vector designs, flyers, etc.... I have Illustrator but have never been comfortable with it...too intricate for what I do. PLUS, I don't like their new "rental" only program... At least you can still buy a disk for Corel.
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    Help identifying this font

    Find My Font says: Becka Script Com (Regular)
  8. Need some advice...I have a customer that wants his company name LARGE on the long sleeves of hoodies.....PIA! Do you all charge extra for this type of imprint? Is there a good & easy insert around that will go all the way down the sleeve to cover the sleeve seam? TIA, Sue2
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    font matches

    Yes! Find My Font is a great investment......BUT, it can't help if your photos are not sharp, straight and good contrast. Your photos are too fuzzy...and you need more contrast. There are plenty of FREE font sites...find a similar font and make your own design.
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    Plotter/Cutter Type

    Yup...looks pretty much like my old Laserpoint 2.
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    ISO Distressed Flag

    Study several flags similar to what you need online and then make your own to work for your project .....that's what I usually do.
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    Need some help please

    Find My Font says Atmospherica
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    Design Space in Cricut

    Not many of us have any experience using the home craft cutters ( Cricut, Silhouette, Brother) or their programs so it's hard to answer your question.
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    White Vinly Turned Yellow

    I agree with Dakota... Years ago one of my first heat press t-shirts was for Halloween. I made a great bright orange pumpkin design on a black shirt...it looked great........until the next day the orange had turned rust color. The shirt was 100% polyester. The vinyl was an unknown manufacturer. I still have that shirt hanging up to remind me to check the material content and the vinyl. Sue
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    The Coolest Weeding Tool EVER!

    WG, I'd be interested in one of those too! I usually use an Xacto. Most tweezers I have tried get bent tips after a bit. Sue
  16. I usually try for 10" to 10.5" wide for a regular t-shirt logo imprint.......BUT recently I have been getting a bunch of shirts that are 2X, 3X and even a couple 6X. Do you all expand the design a bit to make it take up a little more space? I realize we are limited to the heat press platen size but I have a 16x20" press so that is not an issue for me....although those 6X shirts are HUGE! I suspect these larger imprints should cost more....25% larger...25% more cost. Thanks for any suggestions/input. Sue2
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    Help with this one

    That's a good one for t-shirt lettering.
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    Need a font suggestion

    I need some suggestions for the font pictured below... My customer used a free online logo app to create their logo and this is the text they used.... Now they want t-shirts and I need to find a font that looks similar and can be cut & pressed...... I've come up with nothing that has that distressed/movement look. Any suggestions??? BTW....the whole "logo" was about 4" x 4" and 72 dpi...that's what you get for FREE! TIA............Sue2
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    Need a font suggestion

    Thanks Goose...that's the one.....I never thought to look in the "Fancy" font category! Sue
  20. Didn't stop to think ahead when I designed this....each shirt took 20 minutes to weed! No profit there! It's okay to use for printing but not for heat press work. Thankfully I only needed to make 3. Really don't want to use it again. LOL...Sue
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    Who is your GOTO for Shirts

    I will definately try the Port shirts next time.....but, I use Gildan mostly because I can always run to the Hobby stores to get "a few more" when my customers miscount or under count their needs.
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    Who is your GOTO for Shirts

    I'll try those...mostly this lot is for a charity event and they don't care much as long as it lasts the day!!
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    Who is your GOTO for Shirts

    I just placed an order at SanMar for white Gildan Heavy 100% cotton t-shirts the basic sizes were on sale $1.76 each. Always check the SALE tab.
  24. Find My Font found these two.... NYTCheltenhamBdCon (Regular) Gloucester MT Extra Condensed (Regular) ************************************************ Sue2
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    Dinosaur

    Here is one of the all silhouettes files. https://all-free-download.com/free-vector/download/vector-dinosaurs-clipart_57938.html