How To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl With Cricut Heat Press

I find that warming up the fabric gets rid of any moisture and makes the heat transfer vinyl stick better.

How to apply heat transfer vinyl with cricut heat press. Peel up plastic backing from vinyl. I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the heat transfer vinyl. Flip shirt over and press backside for 10 15 seconds. Apply heat to both sides.

If you use a lot of heat transfer vinyl then you may want to get a heat press or easy press down the road but for today we will just focus on using an iron. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. Lay your base layer on your shirt sticky side down. Use the heat press with firm pressure for 10 15 seconds.

Set your heat press temperature to 305 f. Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut. Lay a teflon sheet teatowel or pillowcase over the design. If possible one that doesn t have a bunch of big steam holes on the bottom will work best but you can work with whatever you have at home.

Hold cricut easypress in place and apply recommended pressure until it beeps. Because we are using heat transfer vinyl you will need to apply heat to stick the design on your desired surface. You can use any of the cricut machines with heat transfer vinyl. Before removing liner refer to the cricut heat guide to determine the peel temperature warm or cool.

Flip base material and heat back side of design for recommended time. You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines. Apply the vinyl to the craft base or blank.