Patterned Iron On Vinyl How To Use
Now it s time to adhere the iron on to the bag.
Patterned iron on vinyl how to use. Use the iron with firm pressure all over your design for approx 50 60 seconds. Cricut and myself do not recommend layering the patterned vinyl so proceed at your own risk should you choose to do so. I left this original design in the cut file but would highly suggest using two layers of iron on lite or other type of iron on safe for layering should you choose to make it. So i went back to the drawing board.
Patterned iron on vinyl design. Use this pattern htv in a silhouette cameo or cricut to create a full color heat transfer on the shirt or bag of your choice. If you are using two different types of iron on with a project not layering but perhaps with using the slicing method make sure you iron on the material with the lowest temp first. Use the cricut heat guide for recommended easypress settings.
How to use patterned iron on. Happy crafters has a wide range of patterned htv including sports plaid animal print and more. Temperature and time settings for patterned iron on. Note this may need to be adjusted according to your machine.
These instructions are for using an iron with patterned iron on. Cricut patterned htv can be cut with all vinyl cutting machines and pressed with. You will see the tools i use throughout the post and you can find out more about other brands of patterned heat transfer vinyl here. I m using the buffalo plaid pattern which we have in the store and is printed on siser material.
Apply your cricut patterned iron on design to the surface with the plastic lining up and place a teflon sheet or thin towel between your design and the iron. Patterned vinyl is the perfect way to add a little personality to a favorite sports team logo character silhouette or icon. Create your design in design space. Remove negative cricut iron on film leaving only the desired cut image on the liner this process is known as weeding.
This patterned heat transfer vinyl can be used with an iron or heat press. I love using my cricut easypress and mat which you can learn about here i also have a post about the difference between the easypress a household iron and a heat press that you might want to read. Or a heat press. Let s walk through it all together.
Using the weeding tool found in the cricut tool kit can make this process faster and easier. For instance if your design has patterned and lite iron on lite first.