For iron on vinyl you want to get the mirror image.
Tips for ironing on vinyl.
This makes it really easy to pull away any excess vinyl.
If you look carefully at iron on vinyl there is a liner side and a vinyl side.
It should grip your cutting mat and bring it into the machine.
Tips for layering iron on.
Pick your images or text.
How to use iron on vinyl step 1.
Place your htv on the warmed lower platen and the warmth will loosen up the adhesive on the pressure sensitive backing.
Watch how it s done in the video below.
The newer cricut machines work without physical cartridges and plug into your computer.
Heat up your lower heat press platen for 2 3 seconds set at around 300 f.
Insert the mat into the cricut and press the arrow button on your cricut.
The liner side should be the one placed down on the mat.
Place the iron on vinyl on the cricut standard grip cutting mat liner side down.
I often use my cricut brayer to help press my vinyl into my mat particularly if my mat is on the older side.
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You can layer one layer on top of the base and it can be everyday iron on glitter iron on foil iron on holographic sparkle iron on and patterned iron on.
Place your iron on vinyl plastic side down on your cutting mat.
I went over layering with each specific type of iron on above but wanted to quickly summarize it all for you.
You can see the vinyl side up in this photo of heat transfer vinyl on a standard grip cutting mat.