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Hi all,
I was just curious about cutters in general. I see alot of people use them for vinyl signs and others use some for heat transfer on T-Shirts.
Strictly speaking for T-Shirts, If you have a cutter, is there a time when you should and should not use the cutter? The reason I ask it because I've been watching a lot of how-to videos on youtube, and it seams they are using scissors alot to trim their artwork. I also notice they trim it to about 1/8-1/4 away from the artwork. I know this can be cost effective if you can't afford a cutter, but I was wondering if it is preferred.
Does the transfer paper, light or dark (opaque), thickness, strectable(JPSS), etc matter when it comes to using a cutter? Or can you use a cutter for everything if you want?
I was wondering if there was a guide in general that says "contour cutting for opaques, use a cutter or scissors", "cutting for stretchable transfers, use scissors only", etc....
Any comments would be appreciated...Thanks!
I was just curious about cutters in general. I see alot of people use them for vinyl signs and others use some for heat transfer on T-Shirts.
Strictly speaking for T-Shirts, If you have a cutter, is there a time when you should and should not use the cutter? The reason I ask it because I've been watching a lot of how-to videos on youtube, and it seams they are using scissors alot to trim their artwork. I also notice they trim it to about 1/8-1/4 away from the artwork. I know this can be cost effective if you can't afford a cutter, but I was wondering if it is preferred.
Does the transfer paper, light or dark (opaque), thickness, strectable(JPSS), etc matter when it comes to using a cutter? Or can you use a cutter for everything if you want?
I was wondering if there was a guide in general that says "contour cutting for opaques, use a cutter or scissors", "cutting for stretchable transfers, use scissors only", etc....
Any comments would be appreciated...Thanks!