Iron on vinyl often called heat transfer vinyl or htv has a heat activated back.
Cricut heat press vinyl instructions.
Load it into the machine and cut your design.
Lay your base layer on your shirt sticky side down.
Place iron on sheet liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
Single layer vinyl with a heat press.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with a cricut machine.
For best results use the cricut heat guide to determine recommended care instructions for your specific base material and iron on type.
To activate the adhesive on the heat transfer vinyl you need two things.
For steam irons turn the steam setting off when applying cricut iron on.
Avoid pressing over top of metal.
Using the weeding tool found in the cricut tool kit can make this process faster and easier.
Ensure your design is within the maximum recommended design sizes for using cricut easypress mini with infusible ink 2 75 w x 2 75 l or 1 625 w x 5 l.
Refer to cricut heat guide for settings and stacking instructions.
Use in a well ventilated area vapors from heating process may be irritating to sensitive individuals.
In the cricut joy app mirror is enabled automatically when you select a heat transfer material.
Select everyday iron on from the list of materials.
Select sportflex iron on from the list of materials.
In case of skin irritation immediately.
Remove negative cricut iron on film leaving only the desired cut image on the liner this process is known as weeding.
Place iron on sheet liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
Use the cricut heat guide for recommended easypress settings.
Applying vinyl with the cricut easy press instructions.
Ironing boards are not.
This tutorial will show you how to cut heat transfer vinyl using a cricut maker and cricut design space the free online design software that comes with all.
Applying vinyl with a heat press instructions.
Heat and pressure both of which we can get using an iron.
If possible one that doesn t have a bunch of big.
Adhesive vinyl applies more like a sticker whereas you ll need a heat source like an easypress iron or heat press for iron on vinyl.
Protect more delicate materials by using a press cloth or piece of cotton fabric such as a dishtowel.
Cricut easypress mat towel.
As mentioned above adhesive vinyl has a sticky back.
Adhesive vinyl is best for smooth surfaces like glass plastic metal.
If you want to learn how to cut adhesive vinyl with your cricut machine like if you want to make wall decals or customized tumblers check out my other tutorial.
These instructions are for using an iron with patterned iron on.
Flip and press for s f c.
In the cricut joy app mirror is enabled automatically when you select a heat transfer material.
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.
Set your heat press temperature to 305 f.
If using a cricut explore machine turn smart set dial to custom.
