How To Use Heat Transfer Vinyl Sheets

Heat transfer vinyl has three layers.

How to use heat transfer vinyl sheets.

But if the transfer sheet isn t sticky enough or you re piecing multiple layers together you can use heat resistant tape to tape down your design before pressing. Adjust cut settings and cut. Chameleon heat transfer vinyl sheets htv 6 packs 12 x12 iron on vinyl for cameo 6 assorted gradient change color htv bundle for fabric 4 6 out of 5 stars 1 764. Joann goes over the basics of heat transfer vinyl in this video.

Please do not use the regular transfer tape with this product as you will have a huge mess. The heat transfer can be done using a heat press machine a home iron or the recently released cricut easypress. It must be rated for use with heat transfer vinyl. To apply heat transfer vinyl start by heating a clothes iron to the temperature indicated on the vinyl s packaging.

You will have had many t shirts and other garments with htv on it. This is the transfer tape that i used for my experiments. The clear transfer sheet backing on heat transfer vinyl is slightly sticky and that s usually enough to hold your design in place while you press it. A shiny carrier sheet the vinyl itself and the adhesi.

Next lay your design onto the fabric shiny side up. Then press the iron onto your design for 15 seconds move on to the next section and repeat until the entire image has been covered. The starcraft printable heat transfer vinyl for light materials does not need transfer tape as you are going to leave it on the backing paper. 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.