When i was first starting out with my cricut i tried to cut.
Different kinds of heat transfer vinyl.
It s a great alternative to embroidery since it creates a raised look.
There are lots of types of heat transfer vinyl to choose from before you get started.
It s also known as t shirt vinyl or iron on vinyl.
From the different types of htv there are and to how to apply it to your garment.
If you are just using one layer type of iron on i have detailed.
It can be applied with either a home iron or a heat press on cotton polyester and poly cotton blends.
Siser stripflock pro is a unique heat transfer vinyl that is soft to the touch with a suede like feel.
The latter is great for more intricate multicolored.
First of all you ll need to choose between smooth and flocked material.
Of all the garment decorating methods available heat transfer vinyl is one of the least expensive and easiest to get involved in.
This is a detailed user s guide to heat transfer vinyl.
Adhesive vinyl can come in all kinds of colors and finishes but it will always have a paper backing and be sticky to the touch when that backing is peeled off.
It comes in a variety of brands but the most often recommended is scisor easyweed.
Adhesive vinyl comes in several brands thicknesses tons of colors and even a few different sizes.
Different types of heat transfer vinyl.
I use the easypress 2 to adhere all of my iron on vinyl to my selected surfaces.
First we will talk about adhesive vinyl.
And from there the world s your oyster.
There are 2 main types of vinyl.
Htv heat transfer vinyl this is the type of vinyl you need if you re going to be making custom clothing.
What are all these types of vinyl.
Glitter matte glossy neon foil or printable.
If you are new to iron on io or also called heat transfer vinyl htv you are welcome to learn about the material here in my iron on basics post.
What do i need.
You can find out everything you need to know about the easypress 2 and why it is so awesome here.
Htv is either a polyurethane pu or poly vinyl chloride pvc material that comes on a clear carrier sheet.
Adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl.
This really isn t the case.
If you re new to heat transfer vinyl and iron on transfers you may think that all vinyl films are the same.
Adhesive vinyl is run through your die cutter with the vinyl facing up and the paper carrier sheet down.
The other side is where the adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.