Lay vinyl on your cutting mat with the color side facing up.
Cricut vinyl washing.
I m not talking about outdoor vinyl that stuff can go through a car wash and be fine however direct heat can be a different issue.
I know it s not that thrilling of an experiment because there s really no change to either one.
Let your vinyl sit without washing for at least 24 hours.
Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using.
I m talking about the indoor vinyl li k e oracal 631 like the cricut vinyl or other brand vinyls that you usually find in your local craft stores.
Htv needs time to cure.
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Happy crafters has a few tips for you on the guidelines for washing drying and caring for your shirts or bags that have been made with htv.
Place it over your project.
When you have it lined up correctly squeegee the vinyl to your project.
Peel away the vinyl while warm.
Or use a hairdryer on a low setting to warm up the vinyl.
So i did this little experiment.
Once the vinyl is on the transfer tape notice that the vinyl is sticky.
Weeding the vinyl.
There s no peeling or flaking.
Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking.
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Flip your mat over and remove the mat from the vinyl to help prevent your vinyl from curling.
The dog mom mug was made using cricut s removable vinyl after twenty washes.
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Re squeegee anything that doesn t come off the transfer tape.
Pull off the transfer tape parallel to your project.
Did you pre wash the shirt with fabric softener.
Fabric softener actually sticks in between the fibers of the shirt the same fibers you re trying to get the adhesive or glue to stick in.
Let the vinyl slightly cool.
After your vinyl is cut press the unload mat button to release your mat.
Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut.
The vinyl is still completely stuck.
Turn the t shirt inside out the vinyl should be on the inside now set the iron to a low setting.
Or toss the t shirt in the dryer for a few minutes low or medium heat setting and then hang it to dry.
To weed the vinyl use your weeding tool to help you pull up a corner of the vinyl and remove the excess vinyl from your design.
Gently iron the t shirt.
I m so impressed with cricut vinyl.
Well there you have it guys.
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