How To Set Up Monogram Initials

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Monograms are a timeless classic and never seem to lose their popularity. I am sharing how I make monograms using a phone app and the Silhouette Studio plan today. I accept seen monogram fonts for sale online and in the Silhouette design shop but for $.99 you can get access to a few dissimilar monogram styles and a bunch of other fonts. Making monograms is a breeze once y'all become the steps down and here I am to show you those precise steps with screenshots of everything. Ready to get started!? Permit's get started creating monograms with Silhouette.

The kickoff thing you need to do is download an app from the Google Play or iTunes store.

The app is called Monogram It! by Firelit Studios.

iTunes app link
Google Play app

For easy to follow purposes look for the pinkish circles as indicators of where you demand to click throughout the images of this tutorial.

Tutorial for Making Monograms with Silhouette Studio-

I am using the android version and so I apologize if the iTunes version is dissimilar. When yous open up the app you will get to a screen that looks similar the one beneath. Press the '+' sign on the top correct to create a new monogram.

Click the monogram ABC along the bottom of the screen to type in the monogram letters yous want to employ. The traditional letter club for a monogram is first, last, middle.

Type the two or three messages yous want to use for the monogram on the keypad. Now you lot tin pick which kind of monogram font yous want. If you scroll through the choices you will see other letters and fonts for full names. Yous can use whatsoever of these to create a cutting file in Silhouette Studio by following the steps beneath. You need to be certain to pick black for the font colour because nosotros are going to use the Silhouette trace tool to create the cutting file and black and white images work best. Once you get the hang of the app y'all can also add in frames (again use black and white for tracing purposes). When you have what you desire click the salvage push on the pinnacle right.

Once yous click the save button on the elevation right of the monogram/colour page you will be taken back to the first screen. Agree downwards on the monogram you want to use and share to your electronic mail and then email it to yourself. Y'all can send multiple monograms at once if you lot are working on a bunch.

Go to your computer and open the e-mail and salve the files to your reckoner.

And then open the files in Silhouette Studio. I resize my epitome to exist larger than it is at first and so I can run into the lines better. Click on the trace button which is the button on the top menu bar. Then the side panel volition show trace options. Click on 'Select Trace Surface area' and elevate a box effectually the monogram and then release.

So click the 'Trace' button and the yellow lines will turn to red lines. All the red lines are where the machine will cutting. Sometimes the trace function will add together extra cut lines where there shouldn't exist whatsoever. I am going to bear witness you how to remove the actress lines.

Drag the original paradigm to the side. Yous tin delete it only with the cursive monogram font sometimes I like to use it every bit a reference so I don't delete any lines that should stay.

Click on the blood-red cutting lines and 1 box should appear around it. Correct click and select 'release compound path' or click on the 'release compound push' on the bottom menu bar. At present every cut volition accept it's own box around it and you lot can select individual parts of the design.

Elevate the parts of the pattern y'all exercise not want to use to the side. Once you accept the design the way you lot want it select the original image and the actress pieces and delete them. Then select the design, correct click and select 'create compound path' to plough information technology all into i design again. This go far easier to resize and motility the design around without leaving a piece behind.

Resize the image to the size you want information technology to be and adjust information technology to cut where yous want. Select the 'cut' icon from the top left menu bar and select your fabric, blade depth, cutting speed and thickness. I am cutting adhesive vinyl to make a monogram to fit on my aqua RTIC cup and then I am using vinyl, blade set to 2 (even though it says 1 on the screen), speed of 5 and depth of x. My blade is on it'due south style out which is why I am using a college bract depth than I would usually use. If I had a brand new blade I would exist using a blade depth of 1.

Here is an instance of the monogram font being used with glitter heat transfer vinyl for a Fourth of July tank height I fabricated for my little Delilah last year.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial for making monograms with Silhouette and will be able to use it to cutting monograms and save a bit of money! I can't wait to run across what you make! Be sure to tag #poofycheeksblog on Instagram and your projection could be featured on our feed!