I thought I was being original when I thought of the phrase, Quarantine hair, don’t care. I was sadly mistaken, as I found lots of examples of shirts and hats being made with that phrase when I did a Google search.
However, most of those products were:
- Something you had to buy. We’re makers, we want to make our own!
- Just text. Kinda boring!
So I asked our Graphic Designer, Lani, to come up with a design that I could make available to our customers, so those with a ScanNCut can make their own. If you don’t own a ScanNCut, as Rob would say, “We can fix that!” We’re always ready to make a deal! In fact, you can order the ScanNCut SDX225 online at a great price, and we’ll ship it right to you! No shipping charges!
The Design
So, Lani provided me with a drawing in the format of an .svg file. (That means it is a “scalable vector grapic.) This means you can size this drawing to any size you want from tiny to huge and the design will look perfect — no pixelation!
I took that file and created the .fcm file for the Brother ScanNCut. Since .fcm files are still vector graphics, you can always resize these files, too, without any loss of detail. You can do that on the ScanNCut or in Canvas Workspace.
I am going to show how to:
- Get this file from my blog to your ScanNCut.
- Use the ScanNCut to cut the design from Embellish Foil (you can also use iron-on vinyl)
- Adhere it to the article of your choosing. (In my case, a t-shirt).
No sewing or embroidery is required for this, unless you’re making the article you want to put the design on.
We’re offering a couple versions of the design, one with “pleats” in the mask and one without.
ScanNCut
This design will work on any ScanNCut model. This blog will show you the ScanNCut SDX225. The newest ScanNCut the SDX230 works the same as the 225.
Your screen, and the exact procedures to cut the design might look different if you own a different model.
In a few days, I will post a blog with instructions for the ScanNCut 2.
Download the File
These files are in .fcm format, and are ScanNCut ready.
Click on the file you want to download:
You browser will navigate to the shared drive where the files are stored and provide a download option.
Since this is an .fcm file specific for the ScanNCut there is no preview for this file. Thus, simply click on download and select the location of your choice.
At The ScanNCut
Open Quarantine hair, don’t care Design
One you have the .fcm file of your choice on your USB stick, simply insert the stick into the USB port on the ScanNCut and select “Retrieve Data”.
1. Opening Screen 
2. Select USB 
3. Scroll (if necessary) to locate design 
4. Select design 
5. Confirm selection; press OK
Edit Quarantine hair, don’t care Design
A Word About Cutting Embellish Foil
The Embellish Foil has a transfer sheet on the top of the foil. This means that the foil must be placed right side down on the cutting mat so the blade can cut the design on the foil and the excess foil can be torn away. So the design must be mirrored so that when it’s turned over to iron it on your project, the letters will be oriented correctly.
Mirror the Design
When you load the design into the ScanNCut it is made of several individual parts. Each letter can be moved, sized, rotated, etc. separately. The lines in the facemask that represent pleats are separate. So, when you mirror the design horizontally, so that it’s “upside down” you must group all of the parts together so that they all mirror.
If you do not group all parts together, even though you have every part selected, it will not select the lines of text but rather the individual letters in the text.
Group All Parts
After opening the design, use the select function to select all parts of the design.
6. Touch the multi-select button 
7. Touch the “Select All” button 
8. Verify that all elements are selected, then click OK
Group all elements together.
9. Select Object Edit 
10. Select the “group” button.
Select Edit then group to mirror the image.
11. Select the mirror button. (Note that the group icon is highlighted, indicated all items are grouped.) 
12. Click OK to exit edit screen. Note that both the group button and the mirror button are highlighted indicating they have been applied to the design. 
13. Click Ok to go the the next step
Place Foil on Mat
Remember place the foil right side (shiny side) face down on the mat.
Adhere foil to mat by using a spatula or brayer to remove trapped bubbles and firmly adhere the foil to the mat.
The Embellish foil is a cold-peel foil, so wait a bit before removing the carrier sheet.
I placed the pressing sheet over the design and pressed again after removing the carrier sheet to make sure the foil was firmly fused to the t-shirt.
Quarantine hair, don’t care.
So are you ready to make a shirt for yourself or a loved one or friend. Get that ScanNCut out of your closet and try it out! I think you’ll love the results.
As an added twist, you can download a .fcm file of the hair, and cut it out in a different color of foil. Be sure to mirror the design before cutting so that it will line up and cover the hair on the base design.
Just adhere the whole design, then place the cut out of the hair over the hair on the base design and heat set. It adheres just fine, foil on top of foil.
Have fun with this, and we’d love to see your creations! You can post them here or on our Facebook page.