Heat Transfer Vinyl Not Cutting

The shiny side always goes down.

Heat transfer vinyl not cutting. A few tips for cutting glitter heat transfer vinyl. Today we ll be showing you a surefire way to know which side of your heat transfer vinyl to cut. Impressed vinyl heat transfer vinyl teflon sheet cutting machine i used a silhouette cameo weeding hook or craft tweezers home iron or heat press blank tea towels step one. When it comes to rozzy crafts htv the rule about which side to cut is the same for all colors and types.

Place your htv on a cutting mat with the shiny side facing down and adhesive side facing up. Your vinyl is not sticking to your transfer tape. Heat transfer vinyl is a special type of vinyl that can be cut on the silhouette cutting machines which can then be applied to fabric be it clothing pillow covers bags etc with heat and pressure. Create open your computer software program i used silhouette studio and either create your design from scratch or import a file.

Start with a simple one color design for a t shirt. Use the recommended cut settings in your silhouette then do a few test cuts to make sure they work. You can also try using a tennis ball to rub the vinyl while you apply the heat rather than a squeegee. I have made this mistake multiple times.

Blade fin is not aligned at 6 o clock the black fin on the ratchet blade housing must be pointed at the 6 o clock position or the silhouette will not cut correctly or at all unlock the lock and turn the blade until the fin is in the correct position. Cut your design in reverse on the side that does not show the final color for some colors it i. Adjust cut settings and cut. Load the cutting mat containing the vinyl with your design into the cameo silhouette cutting tool.

This process will be a little bit different for every cutting machine but just make sure to choose the settings for the particular type of heat transfer vinyl you are using flocked htv will have very different settings from smooth htv for instance. Like in this case the option for the heat transfer vinyl is heat transfer smooth placement. In this case i had yellow and the back is white. Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.

You will cut any heat transfer vinyl from the back side so must mirror your image. The wide open space of t shirt fabric gives you lots of room to maneuver and isn t too fiddly for your first time. Glitter heat transfer vinyl can be tricky to weed so we d only recommend using it once you ve gotten used to it with normal vinyl cutting. Expressions vinyl and cricut are both great places to get all of your 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. Finally adjust your cut settings to work with the material you are using.