Vinyl is the common name for polyvinyl chloride, a type of plastic with a wide range of uses. You can find vinyl in fences, siding, retro records, t-shirts, or even spandex-looking jackets. Vinyl craft projects are popular too, especially for stay-at-home businesses or home schools. These DIY projects often involve commercial cutting and pressing machines …
Cricut vinyl is an adhesive plastic that comes in thousands of colors. These include solid prints, stripes, and even iridescent metallics. The vinyl is easy to cut and shape, but webbing can be irritating. If your projects are complex or commercial, buy a Cricut cutting machine. If not, a good pair of scissors or utility …
In the colder months, you might bundle up in multiple layers of scarves, coats, muffs, and hats. But it can still get drizzly during the hotter months. Surprise spring showers, heavy summer rain, or even the occasional leafy drip – these can all ruin your favorite outfit! But because it’s warm and you don’t want …
When you’re working with vinyl, you can slice your designs with crafting scissors, utility blades, or Cricut machines. But while Cricut is a trademark, a lot of us use it generically. So in this article, we’ll routinely often say ‘Cricut’ when we’re talking about any brand of vinyl. Vinyl itself is quite versatile. You can …
Have you ever wondered how they get those fancy designs and slogans onto a t-shirt? Vinyl printing. A heat press is used to ‘melt’ the designs onto the fabric in a way that won’t easily wash off. Vinyl t-shirts can go through hundreds of wash cycles before the paint peels off. With screen printing, dye …
If you’re a fan of arts and crafts and spend a lot of time working with vinyl, you’ll know how quickly your collection of vinyl rolls can get out of hand, leaving you with a great mess of materials all over your workshop. The answer is to make your own organizer, and for anyone who …