If you need shirts that won t shrink purchase preshrunk shirts to prevent it.
Heat transfer vinyl on mug not sticking.
You create a decal but only some of the letters stick onto the transfer tape while the rest are left behind on the backing paper.
Transfer not sticking to the garment.
We don t want to cut on this side.
This is the side we want to cut on make sure to always place the shiny side down onto your cutting mat.
Your best option is to not pre wash garments.
It is the adhesive side but only sticks with heat.
When too much pressing happens on a design it is almost as if the adhesive gets completely burned off.
The shiny side is a clear plastic carrier sheet that holds the heat transfer vinyl in place.
I will say my favorite application method for the heat transfer vinyl on a mug was the mini iron.
Your vinyl is not sticking to your transfer tape.
Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking.
On the other hand if easyweed is not pressed long enough or at too low of heat it will also not.
Now if you are going to hand wash your mugs you can probably use either adhesive vinyl or heat transfer vinyl and any of the application methods mentioned.
If easyweed is heat pressed too long or pressed at too high of heat it will not stick to the garment.
The dull side is the actual vinyl.
Now there is also the easypress mini that will work great for projects like these.