Using Htv Vinyl Cricut

Heat transfer vinyl is often called htv or t shirt vinyl.

Using htv vinyl cricut.

If you are looking for a cricut design space tutorial on how to cut adhesive vinyl for hard goods check out this tutorial. If you re looking for a fun way to make a backpack diy be sure to keep reading. This step by step guide with photos and screenshots shows you exactly how to cut heat transfer vinyl with a cricut machine and iron it onto a t shirt. Pretty much all designs on so fontsy can be cut on heat transfer vinyl or htv.

Heat transfer vinyl or iron on vinyl allows you to make custom t shirts tote bags onesies and more. Using a cricut to customize backpacks is addicting. Glitter heat transfer vinyl siser glitter htv is a bit thicker so you have to use a custom setting to cut it. How to use htv iron on vinyl on a backpack diy.

It is applied to clothing or other textiles with heat and pressure. Regular siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl htv can be cut using the iron on setting on the dial of the cricut explore. Layering htv is an easy way to give dimension and color to your shirt designs. You send your siser heat transfer vinyl through the cutter and do a happy dance as you unload the material.

4 6 20 4 6 20. You create a great design in cricut design space and decide it s destined to be on a t shirt. If you peel the vinyl from the mat it can curl. When your design is finished cutting peel the mat from your iron on heat transfer vinyl.

I ll show you how to layer heat transfer vinyl using siser easyweed while making this sweet fox tee for my daughter. There are many types of iron on out there. Once on the mat insert it into the machine using the flashing arrow button. The mats are durable and this method works great.

Htv also known as iron on is a type of material that adheres to a wide variety of surfaces. It s happened to all of us. On the cricut explore set the dial to custom. You cut your design on the adhesive side and then the clear plastic sheet on the other side holds your design in place until it is applied to your shirt or other surface.

Htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl and the other side is where the heat sensitive adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch. Unlike adhesive vinyl that has a sticky side htv needs heat to be transferred. Layering heat transfer vinyl. Then push the cricut button to start the cutting.

The cricut heat transfer iron on is magical to weed i love seeing the images come to life.