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title: How to Design, Print, Sublimate and Cut Your Own Mouse Pad!
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# How to Design, Print, Sublimate and Cut Your Own Mouse Pad!

**Source:** [https://updating.co.za/how-to-sublimate-mouse-pad](https://updating.co.za/how-to-sublimate-mouse-pad)

- published: 2022-10-12 07:00:00
- modified: 2022-10-11 22:07:32
- excerpt: In today's video, we are going to be showing you how to sublimation print on a mouse pad using a Large Format Printer with premium Sublimation Inks, Roller Heat Press, a C02 Laser Cutting Machine and a Sewing Machine.
- youtube:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLNpxsqmKY

If you walk into an office or a home, you will be sure to find a mouse pad, and we bet they will all look different! Some like mousepads that are plain, and others like fancy designs or photos of loved ones. While the main purpose of a mouse pad is to provide a surface to move your mouse smoothly so that you don't damage your desk, they are often a great way to express one's self. In today's [video](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY), we are going to be showing you how to sublimation print on a mouse pad using a [Large Format Printer](https://buythis.co.za/f1-1604-xp600#ai) with premium [Sublimation Inks](https://buythis.co.za/h2-ink-combo#ai), [Roller Heat Press](https://heatware.co.za/product-category/machines/heat-presses/roller-presses), a [C02 Laser Cutting Machine](https://buythis.co.za/lc-1390-130#ai) and a Sewing Machine. Watch the below video to see the process from start to finish:

https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY
Watch Video on YouTube: [https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

The first step is to start off with the design and to make sure that you get the best colours, it is best to design in RGB for the best vibrant colours. See this step here: [https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

[https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

The next step is to use your[Sublimation Printer](https://buythis.co.za/f1-1604-xp600#ai), to print out the designs using premium [Sublimation Inks](https://buythis.co.za/h2-ink-combo#ai).

[https://buythis.co.za/h2-ink-combo#ai](https://buythis.co.za/h2-ink-combo#ai)

 See this step here: [https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

[https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

Once the print is complete, a [Roller Heat Press](https://heatware.co.za/product/h-roller-1600-e6#e) is used to heat press the print onto the mouse pad material.

[https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

Then a [C02 Laser Cutting Machine](https://buythis.co.za/lc-1390-130#ai) is used to cut the mouse pad to size. See this step here: [https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

[https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

[https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

The final step is to use a sewing machine to finish off the edges. See this step here: [https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

[https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY](https://youtu.be/QYLNpxsqmKY)

As you can see, with the right [machinery](https://buythis.co.za#ai) and consumables, which [AM.CO.ZA](https://am.co.za/) sells, making your own mouse pad is possible!