By Nov 04, 2021

Our Top 5 Favorite Silhouette Studio® Shortcuts

We know that everyone uses Silhouette Studio® in their own unique way. If you like to use your mouse to navigate to the different functions you need to design your projects, keep it up! But if you’ve been looking for a faster way to switch tools, open tabs, or duplicate design elements, you might want […]

By Oct 29, 2021

Choosing the Right Cutting Mat for You

Cutting mats are one of the tools you’ll use the most when you create projects with your machine. Each Silhouette machine comes with a standard tack cutting mat that fits your machine, but you might find that you’ll need to expand your mat collection the more you craft! This post is your guide to our […]

By Aug 06, 2021

How to Use Your Blade Adjustment Tool

Have you ever wondered what the small plastic tab that came with your machine is for? A lot of new Silhouette users will unpack this tool out of the machine and aren’t sure what it is or how to use it. This is the blade adjustment tool. It’s primarily used to care for and adjust […]

By Oct 16, 2018

Printable Heat Transfer

Tis the season for Halloween parties with lots of sweet tricks and treats! Today we’re going to show you how to create these mini Halloween-themed tote bags. They are a great option for holding candy and any other party favors you want to hand out. Supplies Needed: Silhouette CAMEO® or Silhouette Portrait® Silhouette Cutting Mat Silhouette Cutting […]

By Oct 13, 2018

Doming Stickers

If you’ve every wanted to create your own epoxy stickers, then the Doming Starter Kit is for you. Create your own designs or use one of free designs included with the Doming Starter Kit. To learn all the steps you need to take to create your very own domed stickers, just follow the tutorial below. […]

By Oct 06, 2018

Silkscreen T-shirt

One option for creating and applying custom designs to fabric is to make a silkscreen design, which acts as a stencil, and use to apply fabric ink. We have a Silkscreen Starter Kit that comes with everything you need to get started. To see what supplies you need and the steps you need to take, […]

By Sep 26, 2018

Printing with the Silhouette Alta®

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to print a design with the Silhouette Alta® and turn the designs into earrings and a pendant. Step One: Printing the Design 1. Connect the Silhouette Alta® to the power supply. Then connect the Alta to your computer with the included USB cable. Turn the machine on by pressing […]

By Aug 17, 2018

Loading Filament in the Alta

One of the basic things you need to know how to do with the Silhouette Alta® is load the PLA (polylactic acid) filament, or the plastic material, that the Alta uses to print your objects. The Alta can print any PLA filament that is 1.75 millimeters thick. To load the filament in your Alta 3D printer, start […]

By Jan 07, 2018

Adjusting the Blade

Being able to insert, remove, and adjust your blade is an important part of learning how to use your Silhouette. Find your machine below and follow these steps if you wish to learn how to manually adjust your blade. CAMEO 2, Portrait 1, and Curio 1. Remove the blade from the tool holder by twisting […]

By Jan 06, 2018

Adjusting the Rollers

If you have a CAMEO 2 or CAMEO 3, you have the ability to adjust the rollers to cut different sizes of lined media on rolls (namely vinyl and heat transfer) without a cutting mat. Find your machine below to see how you can adjust the rollers on your machine. CAMEO 2 1. Locate the […]

By Jan 06, 2018

Loading Your Mat

When you are preparing to cut material with your Cameo or Portrait machines, depending on the material, it is sometimes necessary to load the material onto a cutting mat first, and then load the cutting mat into your machine. Follow the steps below to see what you need to do to load the cutting mat. […]

By Jan 06, 2018

Making Your First Cut

Supplies Needed: Silhouette CAMEO®, Silhouette Portrait®, or Silhouette Curio™ Silhouette Cutting Mat Silhouette Cutting Blade Cardstock – 65 lb Design ID #63380 1. Open your design in Silhouette Studio®, click on the Send tab in the upper right-hand corner. The Send window will open.2. The first step is to select your material. Select the media type you […]