This beginner friendly tutorial will show you how to use heat transfer vinyl with your cricut explore or cricut maker to make some amazing shirts.
Transfer vinyl to shirt.
Most vinyl transfers require a very hot iron setting to adhere the vinyl so be sure to read the heat transfer vinyl s instructions before ironing.
Next use cricut s guide on the heat transfer vinyl to figure out the temperature setting and time to add to the vinyl.
Temperature and time to transfer vinyl to shirt.
Available in a variety of styles and sizes our heat transfers will create interest and add value to t shirts garment mouse pads totes and more we also provide a wide range of product help for heat applied graphics transfer papers sublimation and transfer vinyls.
The iron alternative is easy fast and produces quality long lasting results just like the heat press machine itself.
It seems super hard but really once you do it once you ll want to keep.
Next position the vinyl on the shirt with the vinyl facing down and the backing paper facing up.
For instructions on using the cricut easy press or your household iron see below.
Here s a link to all of the temperature settings if you are using the easypress machine.
Unload the cutting mat from your silhouette cameo.
After weeding your clear transfer sheet will look like the image to the right.
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It s typically 350 degrees for 15 seconds.
Before you apply your image to your shirt make sure and iron the shirt first to remove any wrinkles and prepare the garment.
Now that you know how to use heat transfer vinyl to make a simple t shirt you might want to try out some more advanced htv techniques.
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Cover the vinyl with a towel or handkerchief or if you have a teflon sheet or parchment paper.
If you want to use heat transfer vinyl to customize your t shirts and other items but don t have the cash to invest in a heat press machine you can turn to your household iron to help you do the job.
Today i am showing you how to use heat transfer vinyl on a t shirt.
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Ironing the vinyl transfer.