Next position the vinyl on the shirt with the vinyl facing down and the backing paper facing up.
Transfer vinyl to shirt.
It s typically 350 degrees for 15 seconds.
Unload the cutting mat from your silhouette cameo.
Learn the knockout technique for layering heat transfer vinyl without extra thickness.
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.
Today i am showing you how to use heat transfer vinyl on a t shirt.
Ironing the vinyl transfer.
Temperature and time to transfer vinyl to shirt.
For instructions on using the cricut easy press or your household iron see below.
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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.
You have to mirror the image so that when you apply the heat transfer vinyl to your t shirt your design is not backward pressing your heat transfer vinyl.
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.
After weeding your clear transfer sheet will look like the image to the right.
Preheat your heat press to 305.
It seems super hard but really once you do it once you ll want to keep.
The iron alternative is easy fast and produces quality long lasting results just like the heat press machine itself.
Cover the vinyl with a towel or handkerchief or if you have a teflon sheet or parchment paper.
Here s a link to all of the temperature settings if you are using the easypress machine.
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Next use cricut s guide on the heat transfer vinyl to figure out the temperature setting and time to add to the vinyl.
Before you apply your image to your shirt make sure and iron the shirt first to remove any wrinkles and prepare the garment.
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