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This Is the Right Way to Use Rainbow Glitter HTV

This Is the Right Way to Use Rainbow Glitter HTV

Rainbow Glitter HTV combines the sparkle of glitter vinyl with the freedom of custom colors using sublimation paper. This guide explores its unique features, how...

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How Long Do Clothes Designed with Heat Transfer Vinyl Last with Proper Care

How Long Do Clothes Designed with Heat Transfer Vinyl Last with Proper Care?

Discover how to make heat transfer vinyl (HTV) designs last longer with proper care. This guide covers essential heat press settings (145°C for 15 seconds),...

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What Would Happen If You Overheat a Heat Transfer Vinyl

What Would Happen If You Overheat a Heat Transfer Vinyl?

Overheating heat transfer vinyl (HTV) can lead to discoloration, warping, adhesion issues, and texture damage. This guide explores the effects of overheating on specialty HTV...

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Sublimation vs Heat Transfer: Wear & Wash Differences

Sublimation vs Heat Transfer: Wear & Wash Differences

Custom shirts can look similar yet feel very different. This article compares sublimation and heat transfer using a wear-and-wash lens. Sublimation dyes polyester fibers for...

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DIY Tips for Heat Press a Combo Design of Puff Vinyl and Regular HTV

DIY Tips for Heat Press a Combo Design of Puff Vinyl and Regular HTV

This guide explains how to heat press combo designs using Puff vinyl and regular heat transfer vinyl without flattening the puff. Start with a partial...

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Designing for Puff Vinyl

Designing for Puff Vinyl: A Pre-Press Artwork Planning Guide

Puff vinyl expands under heat, so artwork that works for regular heat transfer vinyl can lose detail or merge. This guide explains how to design...

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Puff Vinyl vs. Regular HTV

Puff Vinyl vs. Regular HTV: Which Heat Transfer Vinyl Should You Choose?

Puff vinyl creates a raised 3D effect with a soft feel, best for bold, simple designs. Regular HTV presses flat, stays crisp, and handles fine...

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Not for business, just for fun. What can a $22.9 Mini Heat Press bring you?

Not for business, just for fun. What can a $22.9 Mini Heat Press bring you?

HTVRONT design team explains the H1 mini heat press: low-cost entry for beginners, small footprint for easy storage, family-friendly DIY moments, teardrop plate for corners...

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Can I Customize an Umbrella with Adhesive Vinyl or DTF

Can I Customize an Umbrella with Adhesive Vinyl or DTF?

Umbrella canopies are coated, curved, and constantly folded—so large heat-pressed designs often peel or crack. This guide compares Adhesive Vinyl, heat transfer vinyl (HTV), and...

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T‑Shirt DIY Printing Guide: Screen Printing vs DTF vs DTG vs Tie‑Dye

T‑Shirt DIY Printing Guide: Screen Printing vs DTF vs DTG vs Tie‑Dye

This guide compares four DIY T-shirt printing methods: screen printing, DTF, DTG, and tie-dye. Learn how each option affects comfort, breathability, durability, and design complexity....

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Can screen printing be used to create garments with gradients and complex patterns

Can screen printing be used to create garments with gradients and complex patterns?

Explains screen-print gradients: methods, limits, and when DTF + heat press wins. ...

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How to Care for DTF Shirts and HTV Shirts

How to Care for DTF Shirts and HTV Shirts

DTF and HTV shirts can stay crisp for longer when you limit friction, heat, and harsh chemicals. Hand washing is the gentlest option because it...

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Where Can You Use DTF Printing

Where Can You Use DTF Printing? A Practical Guide to Hats, Apparel, Shoes, and Pet Scarves

DTF (Direct-to-Film) printing is highly versatile, but results depend on heat tolerance, pressability, and real-world wear. This practical guide explains where DTF works best—hats, apparel,...

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Do You Have to Buy a DTF Oven to Use a DTF Printer?

Do You Have to Buy a DTF Oven to Use a DTF Printer?

A DTF Oven isn’t strictly required to start using a DTF printer, but curing is essential for reliable transfers. After printing, DTF film has only...

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What Heat Press Is Best for Beginners?

What Heat Press Is Best for Beginners?

This guide explains how beginners should choose a heat press based on budget, project size, and learning curve. The H1 Mini is best for low-cost...

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Can a Phone Case Heat Press Machine Press DTF Prints

Can a Phone Case Heat Press Machine Press DTF Prints?

A phone case heat press is designed for sublimation: sublimation film vinyl softens under heat, then a vacuum step pulls it tightly around the case...

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What is the difference between H17 Phone Case Heat Press and other heat press

What is the difference between H17 Phone Case Heat Press and other heat press?

This article explains how the H17 Phone Case Heat Press differs from typical heat presses. Instead of relying on sublimation paper and flat pressure, H17...

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10 Things You Must Know Before You Start Sublimation Heat Pressing

10 Things You Must Know Before You Start Sublimation Heat Pressing

This guide covers 10 must-know tips before sublimation heat pressing to prevent the most common failures. Learn how blank quality, moisture, pressure, and paper shift...

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