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It's not your skills at issue here.... this isn't a vector...it's a raster image. Sue2

More Christmas shares..... Enjoy! Sue2 Wreath-02.eps Reason_4_Season.eps merry xmas tree.eps

Did you use the suggested temperature & time for the Sisser HTV? Did you pre-heat the surface of your items to remove any moisture? Sue2

Hey! Welcome back...we missed you! Sue2

Me too...hardly ever see them on bumpers anymore... many people do put them on their back windows though.... about half are cut vinyl. Sue2

You would think there would be an online converter that would back save....but I don't see one. There is an online EPS Converter that will save to svg though.... see if that will work for you in a pinch. http://www.epsconverter.com/ Sue2

Despite the extremely strong winds, I was surprised at how little damage there was around our area.... Northern Virginia/West Virginia line. I saw some small tree limbs down but not much else other than missing shingles. Sue2

Here are some simple silhouettes. Sue2 B-29.eps

This is not an easy one to answer...... The fact that you need the label material and imprint to survive water, various chemicals and sunlight is important. Your label will probably need an over-laminate to accomplish that. AND you didn't mention what type surface the label is applied to. Some things are better left to the professional label vendors. A good label vendor will know the proper materials to use and stand behind their product. Just my 2 cents. Sue2

LOL...that's a lot of shirts to sell! Will you wholesale just the transfers to your close friends & fellow forum members? Sue2

That's neat...I like it! Just how much does this machine actually cost? Sue2

Digital cameras are hard to hold still enough to get a good sharp photo of artwork. If you don't want to buy a scanner, check out a local print/copy shop. Many of the more expensive laser printer/copiers we use can scan to flash drive. Even our HP 8600 inkjet office printer has the ability to scan to a flash drive as PDF or JPG in various resolutions....might be all you need. Sue2

Welcome to the Forum. That image is too low resolution (72 dpi) to give a good auto-trace. Hand tracing is your only solution...or pay someone else to do it. Sue2

Dakota's right. Your customer does not have the VM program on his computer/phone in order to open & view the file. You have to save the PROOF as a "common" viewing file....usually a jpg or pdf file. With many using people smartphones now, saving your PROOF as a 200 dpi jpg is best. Sue2

Think of it as an investment! Looks good....it always kills me to peel away so much and throw it away! But the end result is what counts! Sue2

It may be less hassle (and faster) to have someone else do the screen printing part and you do the heat press customizing. Sue2

Your Corel X6 should be fine...I regularly use X3, X4, X5, X6 & X7 on different computers. They all work fine for designing & vectoring....but, the older versions don't like newer pdf files and will freeze up when you try to import them. Sue2

I too mainly buy Sisser now......mostly because it is not as thick as ThermoFlex and weeds easier .... but, this was left from an earlier purchase.......and I have not had a problem with it. I still have several rolls of ThermoFlex on the shelf and will use them too. MOSTLY, I didn't realize the shirt was poly...I think THAT was the big problem. The gran-kids black shirt I made at the same time was fine. Sue2

So, I made myself a pumpkin t-shirt for Halloween with Orange Thermoflex- Plus HTV. Pressed it on a black Jerzee t-shirt....looked fine at first. then, after a few days, the orange HTV on the shirt is downright muddy. Looks awful...even worse in than the attached picture shows. Anyone else have this happen? Thermoflex HTV is a pretty heavy vinyl so this shouldn't happen. I'll probably cut another pumpkin out of a bright fluorescent orange and apply it over the top of the muddy Thermoflex...hopefully that will work. Sue2

Problem solved! I reached out to Specialty Materials who makes ThermoFlex and they got right back to me: That type of shirt can sometimes do that. It’s called dye migration or bleeding. It’s when the dye is unstable (usually in polys and poly/cotton blends), and when a lighter color of vinyl is pressed on, the dyes will seep into it and discolor it. To combat this, there are vinyls out there with blockers in them- like our Subliblock, which does come in a nice orange color. Unfortunately, it’s hard to tell which shirts are going to do this and which are going to be fine, which is why we always advocate testing before a large run. I went and checked the shirt....sure enough, it was 100% Polyester! I don't buy poly shirts so, it must have been in a bunch I bought at the discount store. Lesson learned...CHECK the shirts! Sue2

Try checking YouTube...great demos on there for most anything... Sue2

Welcome Jason. I use CorelDraw every day and actually prefer it to Adobe Illustrator for most of my vectoring and designing. Although I like Photoshop over Corel's Photo-Paint. Like any program...start with small stuff while you learn. Sue2

For a 2 year old sweetie & 5 year old witch. Sue2

I run a quick print/copy shop and we offer quick signs, banners, t-shirts, etc. as add-on items. To start out, you don't need quite that robust a printer as pictured above...a high-end color laser printer ($13,000 or so) can do a lot. BUT, It's not just the "Printer" you need to consider. The support equipment & programs for the various items you will be making in-house also have to be purchased. Cutter, folder, score/perforater, laminator, numbering software or equipment are just a few....PLUS all the paper stocks you need on hand. EXAMPLE, We just designed & made Table Tents for our local hospital...they were printed full color, one side on white card stock, scored (to fold correctly), laminated, cut down to 4.25" x 14", folded along the scores & taped to form a tent with double faced tape. Not all jobs are this complicated but you have to be able to "Finish" your product not just print it...even business cards need to be cut down to size. Sue2

US Cutter just recently advertised NEW "Repositionable wide format print vinyl... MAGIC STICK 2 they don't say HOW repositionable it is though...1X, 2X, 1000's????? Sue2