How to decorate clothing with rhinestones
April 2011 | GMI srl | +390438 556299 How to decorate clothing with rhinestones Stilista 3: universal software [Volume 1, Numero 1] Index How to decorate clothing with rhinestones Stilista3: universal software 1 With Stilista 3 Strass software its easy and convenient to create designs for the decoration of clothing and fabrics with rhinestones. From the concept to the creation This is a universal software that fits to the needs of both the manufacturers of rhinestone stencils with engravers, vinyl cutters or laser cutting/engraving systems, and the digitizing studios. How to MANUALLY create Moreover the software is compatible with automatic setting machines for rhinestone cards (i.e. CAMS machines), GMI Strass (automatic stones setting machine on garments) and with the GMI laser bridge systems. Professional, user friendly and easy to learn Stilista 3 Strass is renowned for its user friendliness and completeness. With a few commands it can create more or less complex designs. The advanced capability of calculating the position of the rhinestones and the automatic tools, it meet the needs of the most demanding customers. At the same time the software is simple, intuitive and functional. of the design with Stilista 3 Strass. heat transfer cards 2 4 How to create stencils with other AUTOMATIC systems 6 Other information Which materials? 2 Advice for those who have GMI laser bridge systems 5 2 From the concept to the creation of the design with Stilista 3 Strass. You can start either from an image taken from the Web, a design draft, a scanned image or a vector design. The images and vector files can be imported into the program and on the basis of these lines can be drawn with rhinestones of different color, size and special effects. Or you can start from a concept and draw the designs with the advanced graphic tools available in Stilista 3 Strass. automatic tools you can create accurate designs. It is possible to edit the stones position, their color ,size and spacing, the dimension or shape of the designs and of its parts. Moreover, it is possible to print and save the simulation of the design as .jpg file, to get a realistic representation of the final result. This file can be sent to the customer prior to the cards creation or used for quotations. Thanks to the automatic and semi- The design digitized with Stilista 3 Strass can be saved in different formats compatible with many systems for rhinestone heat transfer cards manufacturing. Which materials? - Design created with Stilista 3 Strass - Machine for cutting/engraving stencils - Stencil materials (acrylic plate, flex stencil material, carton, etc.) - Rhinestones or rhinestuds How to create rhinestone heat transfers with STENCILS 1-Digitize the design with Stilista 3 Strass and save it in the format that is compatible with your machine: - Vector file for engraving system (i.e. Roland, Cielle, etc.) - Vector file for Ioline machines - Vector file for plotter laser and vinyl cutters - Direct connection to CAMS machines - Direct connection to GMI laser bridge systems - Direct connection to GMI strass machine 2- Your machine engraves/cut the stencil or other decoration material - Brush or placement pad - Tweezers - Heat transfer paper - Adhesive tape or stencil box I.e. Engraving machine 3-Place the stencil on a table, - Transfer press or iron fix it with some adhesive tape or on a stencil box. 3 4- Pour the material (rhinestones or other) on the stencil and with a special Image .jpg brush or placement pad make circular movements. The stones will fall into the holes in the stencil with the adhesive side down. The upside down stones can be adjusted with proper tweezers.. pinzette. Example: matrial supplied by Manicardi (www.manicardi.net) 5-Take a piece of heat transfer paper. 6- Remove the white backing. Image digitized with Stilista3 Strass 7-Place the adhesive sheet side on the template accompanying the paper until the stones adhere to the transfer card. 8-Apply a gentle pressure on the transfer sheet 9-Lift the paper from one side. The stones will remain on the adhesive sheet 10-Place the white backing that protect and store the stencil. The heat transfer card is ready. . 4 11-Place the transfer on the fabric or on the clothing and with the heat transfer press apply a pressure for a few seconds and the stones will stick to the fabric. (We suggest to set the temperature at 150-160 C° for 15-18 seconds, medium pressure force). Or use the iron with medium-high temperature. We suggest to cover the transfer with a piece of tissue. _____________________________________________________________________ >>>___ How to MANUALLY create rhinestone transfers 1-Print the simulated image of the design made with Stilista 3 Strass. 2-Laminate the print out design with a piece of heat transfer paper 3-Place the stones with the special tweezers on the print out design. The realistic simulated image made by Stilista 3 Strass facilitates the manual setting. 4- Manually set the stones 5-Place the sticky side of the transfer paper on the manually set stones. 5 ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A GMI LASER BRIDGE SYSTEM 6- Lift the paper from one side. You can use a piece of carton to engrave or cut the stones template. We suggest 2-3 mm thick carton, smooth surface. 7- Store the adhesive sheet back to the backer white sheet for later use with heat transfer press. 8-Manually made transfer 9- Place the transfer on the fabric or on the clothing and with the heat transfer press or the iron apply a pressure for a few seconds and the stones will stick to the fabric. (We suggest to set the temperature at 150-160 C° for 15-18 seconds, medium pressure force). We thanks the Company Manicard Snc for the pictures How to make heat transfer cards with other AUTOMATIC The designs made with Stilista 3 Strass can be used to create heat transfer cards with other automatic systems, like: - Knife cutting systems and laser cutting/engraving machines that can cut stencil materials Knife cutting system - Laser cutting machine (plotter) Stencil material Galvo laser bridge cutting machines than can cut/engrave carton material GMI laser bridge system Carton stencil laser engraved Rhinestones poured on the stencil Stencil done 6 - Automatic rhinestone setting machines for heat transfer cards, like CAMS - GMI Strass: ultrasonic rhinestone setting machine, that set the stones directly on the fabric. GMI srl Via Meucci 36, 31029 Vittorio Veneto (TV) - Italia www.gmi.it [email protected]
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