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open wikiblogplanet toggle navigation home diy wikipedia contact us search for about us this site is dedicated to collective learning a doing it yourself and reviewing the best resources well not just any resource we re looking to highlight tools and best practices that will help makers do what they do best make stuff and share it we re inspired by wikipedia and their philosophy of publishing early and often so if you see any mistakes please let one of our editors know find me sign up for our mailing list please enable javascript in your browser to complete this form email message submit recent posts working with heat transfer vinyl heat press pillows explained how to make making your own lipstick and other diy curiosities how to create a wikipedia page sponsored by categories diy home diy working with heat transfer vinyl at our maker space we support all kinds of craft projects but some that we ve seen get the most use in the past few years have been made with cricut and other cutting machines so in our last post we covered some of the basics of working with heat transfer vinyl and heat press pillows now we ll cover some of the more advanced techniques in a list of the best heat transfer vinyl tips tips for working with heat transfer vinyl first let s define what heat transfer vinyl is heat transfer vinyl also known as htv is a type of of adhesive backed vinyl that s used by crafters for all sorts of projects what separates it from typical permament vinyl is that the adhesive in its backing is only activated when it s subjected to a large amount of heat heat transfer vinyl is often used where you want a bonded effect where the htv looks like it s part of the material you re attaching it to so if you want to make customized mugs or t shirts heat transfer vinyl is going to be a material you work with a lot on to the tips make sure to mirror your image with heat transfer vinyl you need to mirror your design before cutting it out on your machine the reason for that is that unlike normal vinyl you re cutting with the adhesive side up you couldn t do that with permanent vinyl because it would be too sticky but htv s adhesive doesn t get sticky until heat is applied so if you want your design to look correct when it s finally applied you need to flip or mirror the design horizontally use the correct heat transfer vinyl if you work with good materials and tools you give yourself a much better chance at having your project come out how you want it to if you don t you ll live in a state of confusion not knowing if you messed up if you should have used a better heat transfer vinyl or if there was an issue with your machine we ve tried to carry a lot of materials here for crafters to experiment with but the cost of carrying 4 5 brands of vinyl is a bit too much we ve decided to just try to provide the best heat transfer vinyl i recommend reading that article it helped a lot in comparing the options available but in the future we ll evaluate other options if funding allows for those who don t have the time to fully read that comparison they picked siser easyweed which has worked really great for us here if you re working with htv at home i think that s the first one you should try pre heat your fabric in our experience you ll have much better luck getting the vinyl to stick if the material you re pressing it to is already heated up a bit heat opens up the fibers on the material so when the adhesive of the htv touches it has more surface area to adhere to use the right settings different materials require different settings both for cutting and for applying siser they make htv has a really great list of those settings so we just keep a copy printed out and laminated here for easy consultation these are just some of the tricks and tips that have worked best for those at our space if you re experienced with working with vinyl let us know what works best for you in the comments by patrick 6 years october 1 2020 ago diy heat press pillows explained how to make so before i get into how you can make your own heat press pillow it s worth asking what is a heat press pillow anyway can i get away without even using one let s go into it what is a heat press pillow heat press pillows are a bit of foam completely wrapped in teflon which makes them heat resistant they come in all different shapes and are placed inside a shirt or between any two layers of fabric while you re applying heat transfer vinyl if you re working with something with zippers buttons or seams you really want to make sure you have an even press of your material that s where the pillow comes into play just think about the physical action of pressing with a zipper on the material if you re pressing down instead of the vinyl sitting flat directly on the material you re going to have a small area the size and length of the zipper which is raised up in turn that raised up part is going to make contact first and prevent any other part of the garment from making proper contact and transferring the heat into the material and htv enter the magical teflon pillow suddenly your heat press is able to press down firmly on the entire surface sure the zipper is still in there but now it s pressing down into the foam of the pillow in between it and the press while the rest of the material is also pressing in but not quite as much just think about how when you set your head on to your pillow at night how it softly sinks in but the rest of the pillow stays fluffed and even well if you were to add a heat press i wouldn t recommend it but the vinyl transfer would still come out fine even with your head in the way assuming the pillow was thick enough okay enough pillow talk let s talk about when using a heat press pillow is necessary what kinds of projects require heat press pillows well you can kind of use your intuition on this one but you get a good feel for it over time i d consider using one if the project involves heat vinyl of course lettering thick seams zippers snaps buttons onesies the clothing is uneven or bumpy a v neck shirt if you re pressing on to the backside i even just learned how to sew an invisible stitch but i d still consider using one you get the idea typical sizes of the pillow are 16 x 20 12 x 14 5 x 18 6 x 8 onesie size 10 x 10 t shirts small canvas bags pillowcases now you might be wondering do i really need a pressing pillow in each of these sizes the answer is maybe it is nice to have different sizes for different garment sizes but it s not really practical to buy 6 different telfon pillows even if you find yourself using the heat press quite a bit plus they re not exactly cheap don t get me wrong i m happy to spend money on useful tools as much as the next person at least that s how i justify owning both a cricut maker and a silhouette cameo 4 but that s for another day back to htv if you do decide to purchase one i d start by doing just that only getting one pillow to start if you really find that you re using them a lot you can always grab some more later so should we learn how to make a telfon pillow how to make a heat press pillow so this will be a bit unconventional because i don t think actually making a pillow for heat press from scratch is the best idea it s a lot of work and involves materials that you probably aren t keeping around your crafting room better than that there s a huge bunch of common objects you can use in a pinch a piece of cardboard pretty rigid and common around the house a silicone cover sheet mousepad another t shirt placed inside okay now that you ve hopefully found something around the house that you can use or you got one shipped very fast from amazon how to use a heat transfer pillow this part is pretty simple you re just going to take the pillow or whatever you re using as a substitute and stick it in between the layers of the shirt with the pillow in there it s likely going to be a tight fit in the press so make sure you really press down to get everything to lock that it s a bit harder to press is kind of the point of pressing pillows you re generating a lot more pressure and it s going to be more evenly spread that s it feel free to send over any questions you might have by patrick 6 years september 11 2020 ago diy making your own lipstick and other diy curiosities my friend has been making her own lipstick for so long i thought it was a pretty normal thing until i mentioned it to some coworkers and they were pretty shocked i ve been using her homemade lip balm chapsticks for a while so it s not just for girls either so if you re like them and aren t really sure what s up with making this stuff yourself i m here to prod you to explore let s talk about why people make things themselves why make things yourself this is a question that can apply to anything we do ourselves whether it s lipstick building a pc or writing our own short stories first you learn a lot about the world if you look at everything with an eye for how to do it yourself it keeps your curious and learning which is what draws me to the diy world second you can customize the things you make and make sure they only have the ingredients you approve of aren t allergic to one guide i read this one is about how to make your own lipstick mentioned that a lot of the ingredients in brand name lipsticks are toxic so that s a pretty good reason to diy it lastly for a lot of projects once you get the learning and customization out of the way it s a lot cheaper here s what she suggests for anyone making their own if you re going to add coloring make sure it s safe to use and that you add just a little bit at a time because it ll go a long way for lipstick experiment with bentonite clay because it ll make the texture a bit more matte and easier to work with it does leave a white cast so make sure to use it with a colored lipstick if the clay is too gritty try arrow root powder instead you can use it with deodorants too that s it if you have any questions about why someone should want to try this out leave a comment below by patrick 8 years august 10 2018 ago diy how to create a wikipedia page if you re interesting in getting some practice writing or just helping to improve a diy crowd sourced encyclopedia i m here to help you along the way we ll go into how to write and create your first wikipedia article and what exactly wikipedia is we ll also cover the rules and conditions for getting your own wikipedia page and go through examples of those who did get on wikipedia lastly we ll cover the tips that come up the most when writing for wikipedia what is wikipedia wikipedia is a utopian project started by jimmy wales to create an encyclopedia written by the world and free for anyone to access it was radical in that it was an experiment in openness and relies heavily on the principles of free and open source software the early founders had a belief as expressed by eric raymond in the cathedral and the bazaar he references what he calls linus law with enough eyes all bugs are shallow by allowing the public to work collaboratively publishing frequently and often they would avoid many of the pitfalls of procrastination and the accumulated efforts of the group would result in an encyclopedia that was freely accessible to anyone in the world no matter their income and that it would be the highest quality document available creating a page on wikipedia why create a page looking for respect traffic or fame maybe don t create a page wikipedia isn t for people looking for personal gain instead it s a group project to create knowledge that everyone can rely on and improve creating your first page for this guide we re going to assume you ve edited pages on wikipedia before and you re looking to jump into the pool of writing completely new articles and pages create your account on wikipedia if you don t have one you can also edit pages anonymously but it s a good idea to join the community and receive feedback on the work you do you ll need an account to actually create a page read over wikipedia s guide on writing your first article it contains a lot of the pitfalls that new writers often make so since you re going to be contributing something to the common pool of knowledge don t feel bad for taking something out of it too it s self replenishing verify that the article hasn t been written already by searching for it in the wikipedia search bar you should see a result that says the page whatever you searched for does not exist click on the red link to whatever you searched for you should see that the page states wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name you should read the bullet points on this page carefully because they will guide you through making sure the page wasn t created in the past and deleted go ahead and click through to start creating the page you should see on the right a prompt to start your new article at special mypage your search team click on that so that you can develop the article in a sandbox where it won t be deleted as you work on it after you finish it you can ask other editors to take a look and move it into a live article after it s finished keep making improvements wikipedia has a principle of publishing early and often the page doesn t need to be perfect to publish if it s on an appropriate subject other editors will come in and help you remember to assume good intentions and they will do the same of you tips for writing on wikipedia make sure the length of your article is appropriate for wikipedia aim for at least 1000 words but try to keep it shorter than 6000 if you write an article that is too short it might result in a merge if you write an article that is too long it could be broken up into many sub articles keep a neutral point of view provide citations for all of your sources by patrick 8 years june 16 2018 ago contact us privacy policy hestia developed by themeisle