How To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl Cricut

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

How to apply heat transfer vinyl cricut. The shiny side always goes down. They are preparing your cut file cutting weeding and applying. Open cricut design space and decide on a design to cut on your cricut machine. I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the 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. The process is just the same but the settings slightly different. Let me know what you think in the comments below and tell me all about your layered heat transfer vinyl projects. 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.

Size your design in cricut design space accordingly. In this case i had yellow and the back is white. You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines. Expressions vinyl and cricut are both great places to get all of your vinyl.

You don t have to have a heat press to layer htv you can also use the cricut easypress or an iron. 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. Click make it in the upper right hand corner.

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. Applying heat transfer vinyl to the mat. How to use heat transfer vinyl with your silhouette or cricut. I find that warming up the fabric gets rid of any moisture and makes the heat transfer vinyl stick better.

You can use any of the cricut machines with heat transfer vinyl.