Author: Heather Hogan
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Hand Embroidery
Step 1: Learn Basic Stitches Playlist of Good Embroidery Tutorials Step 2: Practice using a design Invent or find a design to try out your new stitches and add some variations. There are many books and staff in the Craft Room to help you. Ideas and Samples
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Fabric Printing Methods
Presented by Heather Hogantenaciousgoods.com | @tenaciousgoods Why Print on Fabric? Printing on fabric is a creative way to customize clothing and accessories. Whether you’re making T-shirts, bags, or patches, there are many techniques to choose from—each with its own benefits and limitations. This guide covers: Key Factors to Consider Makerspace Printing Options Ink Applied by…
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Attach Things to Another
Lets talk fasteners, hardware, glue, resin, and methods. Questions to Ask Techniques Glue & Clamp/Hold Glues work best when aided with a physical attachment. Use glue AND a screw, nail or staple, a glue and a joint, a glue and stitching or binding, or clamp for best results. Use Appropriate Hold/Strength Any glue is only…
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You Need a Plan for Your Project
Plan Ahead for a Stress-Free ProjectCreating a detailed project plan helps you and the Makerspace team by ensuring: Write Your Plan on Paper Grab a pen or pencil and sketch out your ideas so everything is clear and easy to follow. In adults, taking notes by hand during a lecture, instead of typing, can lead…
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Dual Enrollment- High School and Community College
Start with the California Community College Application. You will need your students SSN and GPA in addition to normal personal data. Once that application is done your high school counselor will confirm the student’s status at which time the student can enroll at SCC for with tuition covered by SCUSD. More info: https://scc.losrios.edu/admissions/get-started-and-apply/dual-enrollment-admission-and-enrollment-steps What Students…
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Manufacture Your Thing – Local & Online Supply Shops
Material / Supply Vendors Name Type / Specialty Address / Location Tandy Leather Supply Leather & leatherworking supplies 2556 Cottage WaySacramento CA 95825 TAP Plastics Plastic sheets, rods, films, etc. 4538 Auburn Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95841Email: tap11@tapplastics.comOpen: Monday – Friday 8:30 to 5:30. Saturday 9 to 5. Professional Plastics Plastics distributor / supply 2940 Ramco Street,…
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Ranger Laser Instructions
Hardware RANGER III 600×380 24″x15″ Laser Desktop https://lightobject.com/ranger-iii-600×380-24×15-laser-desktop Software The software used for the Ranger laser is LaserCAD, its a free software for PC. A few of the computers in the workroom have LaserCAD installed. The native file format for LaserCAD is pwj5. You can design for the laser in Adobe Illustrator, Corel, Canva, Affinity…
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Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV)
With heat transfer vinyl you can apply a design to cotton or canvas, it just sticks on. Sublimation HTV Use this as a base to then print sublimation OVER (dont print directly onto this product). Works on dark and light colored fabrics, T-shirts, hats, pillows, etc. Vinyl Sheets (Color Changing, Puffy, Solar) PRINT AREA: 12″x…
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Sublimation Printing
Sublimation printing is a digital printing process that uses heat and pressure to transfer dye onto primarily Man-Made materials. (source) How to create a file, make placeholder shapes-to-size, resize images, download a jog, drag and drop it back into your file, flip the text, save to PDF and print from PDF in browser. Three Printing…
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Canva for Design
Canva is an online, browser-based software that let you design items for printing on sublimation, stickers, laser and more. It has a free version and a paid version. We have a number of templates created at the right size for various projects that you can use.
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Learn to Solder Kits
These kits, made in Sacramento, are the prefect intro to soldering! We try to keep them in stock but they are popular!