How to Make: Valentine Pet Scarf

This super fun Valentine's Day project is perfect for you and your fur baby. This cute scarf will have them looking super adorable.

Follow along as Ivy shows us how to make a one-of-a-kind gift for your furry friend!

Skill Level: Beginner

Tools & Supplies to Make It:

How to Create It:

Log into MySawgrass and from the Landing Page choose Design.
For your product, select the Pet Scarf by opening the Pet category or by using the search bar.
There are three sizes of pet scarfs, so choose the one that matches your template.
Once the design tool opens, you can add your design.
Open the DESIGNS panel of the design tool and select the Hand Drawn Heart design. You can find the design in the Valentine’s Day category or by searching directly using the search bar.
This design was made specifically for the pet scarf, so once you click, it should fill the artboard seamlessly.
Customize the name by clicking the text field and editing using the text panel.
Once the design is in place, hit the Print button and then on the Print Screen click on Print File.

How to Print It:

You should get a popup that asks if you want to open Sawgrass Print Utility. You will need to click Open Sawgrass Print Utility. If you are not seeing this, you’ll need to disable your popup blocker.
In Sawgrass Print Utility, start by scrolling down and making sure your print orientation is set to Landscape.
Even though this material is leather, for this project, you can use the preset for Polyester T-Shirt.
Make sure that the media size and type match what you have in the printer. On the Color Management Tab, we suggest having the Color Mode set to Vibrant.
When you’ve confirmed all of your settings, Hit Print.

How to Press It:

Turn on your press on and set the temperature to 385F degrees
If you see any dust, lint roll your print area to make sure your surface is clean.
Lay your pet scarf facedown on to the printout and secure with heat-resistant tape.
Press the pet scarf for 45 seconds at medium pressure.
When finished, remove the scarf.

Tips & Tricks:

Because of the size of this project, the key to avoiding the lines you sometimes get when pressing polyester is to leave the paper bigger than the product, By taping the product to the larger paper, you’ll not see those lines.
Want to make sure that the product you have matches the template size? To see the size of the template, click the “I” next to the product name and you’ll see the product dimensions.