How To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl With Cricut Heat Press

Apply the vinyl to the craft base or blank.

How to apply heat transfer vinyl with cricut heat press.

Flip shirt over and press backside for 10 15 seconds. Peel up plastic backing from vinyl. You can use a regular household iron an easy press by cricut or a vinyl heat press machine. Lay a teflon sheet teatowel or pillowcase over the design.

Lay your base layer on your shirt sticky side down. If possible one that doesn t have a bunch of big steam holes on the bottom will work best but you can work with whatever you have at home. I find that warming up the fabric gets rid of any moisture and makes the heat transfer vinyl stick better. If you use a lot of heat transfer vinyl then you may want to get a heat press or easy press down the road but for today we will just focus on using an iron.

You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut. Use the heat press with firm pressure for 10 15 seconds.

Apply heat to both sides. 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. Hold cricut easypress in place and apply recommended pressure until it beeps. Because we are using heat transfer vinyl you will need to apply heat to stick the design on your desired surface.

Flip base material and heat back side of design for recommended time. I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the heat transfer vinyl. Set your heat press temperature to 305 f.