A bit of a pain in the rear make sure you re buying 12 vinyl when you re shopping.
Cricut iron on vinyl what side down to print.
Another popular niche in the cricut iron on game is foil htv ideal if you re looking for something a little shiny and different but don t want to go the whole hog with glitter.
If using a cricut explore machine turn smart set dial to custom.
With iron on vinyl there is a clear smooth sheet on one side this goes face down on the mat.
Put your mat in the machine and load it in.
If using smart iron on with cricut joy it may be loaded into the machine without a mat.
One of the hardest parts when i first started cutting with iron on material was knowing which side to place down.
It comes in a roll measuring 12 inches tall by 24 inches wide.
Make sure the materials are set to everyday iron on and that you have mirrored the image this will cut it out backwards like it s supposed to.
Use a craft stick or scraper found in the cricut tool kit to burnish rub or polish the tape onto the vinyl.
Place the iron on vinyl on the cricut standard grip cutting mat liner side down.
If you look carefully at iron on vinyl there is a liner side and a vinyl side.
Working with vinyl iron on can be a lot of fun but it can also be really frustrating.
Let me tell you it s not a matter of if but when you go to cut and you ve forgotten to flip your images so i highly recommend just getting into the habit of that whenever you have an iron on vinyl project whether it s necessary or not.
How is adhesive vinyl different than iron on vinyl htv.
It doesn t seem like it would be hard but it was a serious struggle.
As mentioned above adhesive vinyl has a sticky back.
You can see the vinyl side up in this photo of heat transfer vinyl on a standard grip cutting mat.
Take cricut sportflex white iron on vinyl for example which is shiny on both sides.
Place iron on sheet liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
Load it into the machine and cut your design.
And here s the vinyl side of the cricut sportflex white iron on vinyl look closely and you ll see it s ever so slightly less shiny.
You need to cut out a piece of heat transfer vinyl that is the size of the phrase according to design space and place it shiny side down to your blue or green cricut mat.
For iron on vinyl you want to get the mirror image it s not important unless you have text or an image you need to face a certain direction.
The liner side should be the one placed down on the mat.
Select everyday iron on from the list of materials.
Cricut foil iron on vinyl is available in 12 different colors and can be used with all cricut cutters.
Gently place the transfer tape adhesive side down over the images.
Notice how it s curled down.
To prevent bubbles start in the center and move out toward the edges.
