How To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl Cricut

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How to apply heat transfer vinyl cricut.

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. You can use any of the cricut machines with heat transfer vinyl. 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. I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the heat transfer vinyl.

Click make it in the upper right hand corner. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. The shiny side always goes down. You don t have to have a heat press to layer htv you can also use the cricut easypress or an iron.

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. You can use a design from cricut access or make it projects or your own design. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. This is the vinyl mainly used to make custom tees and socks at home with a magical cutting machine like the cricut.

In this case i had yellow and the back is white. You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines. Size your design in cricut design space accordingly. Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut.

Expressions vinyl and cricut are both great places to get all of your vinyl. They are preparing your cut file cutting weeding and applying. The process is just the same but the settings slightly different. I find that warming up the fabric gets rid of any moisture and makes the heat transfer vinyl stick better.

There are a few basic steps to working with heat transfer vinyl and i will walk you through each one.