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    Use soldering mats for Umbrellas

    Whilst I'm totally new at dye-sub'ing. I thought I'd share our solution if you're using a full size platen.

    Totally neglecting the fact that plastic melts on umbrellas. It never crossed my mind the first time I did it. We needed a way to raise the fabric up above the plastics.

    We bought a couple of these soldering mats from Amazon for £8.79 each, cut one in half and stacked all 3 left over pieces. Making it much easier to tape the paper, pull the handle and hold the plastics away - all solo! A little dye to transfer through, so lay some paper on top of the mat.

    A cheap solution / handy tip! (don't expect many more.. there'll be a ton of questions from me soon).

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    60cm x 40cm silicone baking mats are also easy to use, and normally about a fiver when Aldi have them on offer, I have several whole ones left and a few cut up into shapes for certain items I press. A couple have actually stayed in the kitchen for pastry.
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    Handy to know Mrs Maggot. I considered these - but wasn't sure about the heat resistance of them. So went a little overkill with 500 degrees !

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