Printers7 min
Best Sublimation Printers for Shirts, Mugs and Tumblers (2026)
Five purpose-built sublimation printers compared on print size, ink system, software and warranty, and why a converted EcoTank is a risk.
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Heat Presses9 min
Best Tumbler Heat Presses for Sublimation (2026)
Five ways to sublimate tumblers, from an auto press that sets its own pressure to an oven that does four cups at once, matched by cup size and diameter.
Printers8 min
Best UV DTF Printers for Cup Wraps and Stickers (2026)
How UV DTF differs from regular DTF, and five machines for sticker transfers and direct printing on hard goods.
Print Shop Tools7 min
Best Vinyl Cutters for Making Shirts with HTV (2026)
Five cutters for HTV shirts compared on cut width, matless length, software and connectivity, from a compact Joy Xtra to a 24 inch roll cutter.
Sergers & Sewing7 min
Best Walking Foot Sewing Machines for Quilts, Canvas and Layers (2026)
Walking foot attachments, built-in top feed and industrial triple feed compared, with the machine that fits each kind of layered sewing.
Heat Presses5 min
Clamshell vs Swing-Away vs Draw Heat Press: Which Style to Buy
How the four heat press styles differ, what each is best at, and which one fits your space and the products you make.
Heat Presses5 min
Cricut EasyPress vs AutoPress 2: Which Cricut Heat Press to Buy
The handheld EasyPress SE against the automatic AutoPress 2 in both sizes, and why the 15 x 15's adjustable pressure matters for DTF.
Printers4 min
DTF vs Sublimation: Which Printing Method Fits What You Sell
The two most popular print-and-press methods compared on fabrics, colors, hard goods, equipment and running work, with the makers' own rules.
Heat Presses4 min
Heat Press Settings Chart: Time, Temperature and Pressure by Material
Pick your material and get the maker's own temperature, time, pressure and peel, in Fahrenheit or Celsius, with the source for every row.
Print Shop Tools4 min
HTV vs DTF vs Screen Printing: Which Shirt Method Fits Your Orders
Three ways to decorate shirts, compared on what designs they handle, which order sizes they suit, and what each takes to set up.
Quilting Machines3 min
Longarm Room Size Calculator: How Much Space a Quilting Frame Needs
Enter your frame and your room and see whether a longarm fits, using the walking space Handi Quilter publishes for its frames.
Printers4 min
Sawgrass vs Epson Sublimation Printers: SG500 vs F170 and Beyond
The two purpose-built sublimation printer brands compared model by model, and which one suits a beginner, a Mac user or a busy shop.
Sergers & Sewing5 min
Serger vs Coverstitch vs Sewing Machine: Which Does Which Job
Three machines, three jobs: seams and edges, stretchy hems, and everything else. What each one sews and which to buy first.
Printers5 min
What It Costs to Start DTF Printing: The Full Equipment List
The complete DTF start-up list, what each item is for, the running costs that surprise new printers, and the per-square-inch price of buying transfers instead.