Iron on vinyl or htv or heat transfer vinyl is a special vinyl that only sticks to the surface when the heat is applied unlike the adhesive vinyl.
Cricut settings heat transfer vinyl.
For contact with eyes immediately flush with water.
I find that warming up the fabric gets rid of any moisture and makes the heat transfer vinyl stick better.
Heat transfer vinyl also known as htv for short is a type of vinyl polymer that can be applied to a wide variety of materials by using heat.
In case of skin irritation immediately wash skin with soap and water.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
Create your design within cricut design space.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
Here are some of my favorites.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.
Cricut calls the vinyl that you need to apply heat to in order for it to adhere to iron on vinyl.
In this case i had yellow and the back is white.
If irritation persists seek medical attention.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl for cricut how to use cricut iron on vinyl.
This is the vinyl mainly used to make custom tees and socks at home with a magical cutting machine like the cricut.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
It s just as easy to use heat transfer vinyl for cricut as it is for silhouette.
If you are new to cricut i recommend reading my getting started with your cricut post.
Then continue to peel the transfer tape away from the.
Expressions vinyl and cricut are both great places to get all of your vinyl.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the heat transfer vinyl.
Applying heat transfer vinyl to the mat.
Now burnish transfer tape onto the surface starting in the center and moving out toward the edges.
If you need help uploading an svg file into design space you can find my video and tutorial here.
Click the mirror image checkbox at the bottom of the mat preview window.
Peel refers to removing the clear iron on liner after applying iron on material to your project surface.
If you re using an easypress you can check the cricut heat guide to find the correct temperature pressure and time settings for your project.
If the vinyl sticks to the transfer tape simply burnish the vinyl onto the surface again.
Use a craft stick or cricut scraper.
The shiny side always goes down.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
You can also read all about heat transfer vinyl here.
Press flashing go button.
Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a 45 degree angle.
Here s a step by step guide.
As part of showing you how to cut heat transfer vinyl with the cricut i want to show you some tips for applying the vinyl to the mat.
