Applying Vinyl To Shirts

Don t be intimidated by the craft of heat transfer vinyl learn how to apply it to tshirts and more just by using your home iron.

Applying vinyl to shirts.

In general at its most simplest explanation creating your first t shirt with vinyl summarizes into just a few steps. Cover the vinyl with a towel or handkerchief or if you have a teflon sheet or parchment paper those are even better. Here are my best tips for how to use iron on vinyl specifically with cricut machines but these tips can be used for any and all iron on materials. Before you apply your image to your shirt make sure and iron the shirt first to remove any wrinkles and prepare the garment.

Before you send a design job from your vector software to a vinyl cutter the file must be reversed so that it s a mirror image of the original design. 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. Prepping the cutting file cutting and weeding your vinyl and transferring your vinyl. Supplies and materials for making shirts.

Design and cutting creating and applying letters on a t shirt or jersey is almost the same process as making vinyl graphics. Learn how to apply heat transfer vinyl to leather. I also like to iron my shirt before i get started. Next position the vinyl on the shirt with the vinyl facing down and the backing paper facing up.

Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a 45 degree angle. Step by step instructions for creating custom t shirts in cricut. Before you make your shirt pre wash it. Not easily repositioned due to the stronger adhesive.

If you do it after there s a chance it might crack or peel off after the first few washes. To apply heat transfer vinyl start by heating a clothes iron to the temperature indicated on the vinyl s packaging. Learn the knockout technique for layering heat transfer vinyl without extra thickness. Applying with the wet method is helpful for positioning layers.

If the vinyl sticks to the transfer tape simply burnish the vinyl onto the surface again. Then continue to peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl. Next lay your design onto the fabric shiny side up. Iron on vinyl is a great tool for making custom t shirts bags pillows and more but it can be tricky to work with.

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.