How to place htv on the cutting mat.
Which side does siser htv vinyl gors on cricut mat.
Cut with the carrier side down and the adhesive side up.
Here s a small piece of red siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl and i ve got it shiny side down as i cut out the vinyl on the corner.
It is applied to clothing or other textiles with heat and pressure.
If you are looking for a cricut design space tutorial on how to cut adhesive vinyl for hard goods check out this tutorial.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
It s happened to all of us.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
But sometimes you can t tell.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Flocked htv needs to be applied with an iron the cricut easypress or a heat press machine.
Because heat transfer vinyl is on the carrier sheet with the adhesive side exposed it must be.
So if you ever find yourself flipping a piece of htv over from side to side wondering which way to put it on the mat here s a simple trick to figure it out.
This tutorial will show you how to cut heat transfer vinyl using a cricut maker and cricut design space the free online design software that comes with all.
Shiny carrier sheet dull vinyl.
Heat transfer vinyl is often called htv or t shirt vinyl.
Your happy dance is cut short by groans of frustration when your htv does not weed easy sometimes the blade did not cut deep enough which results in parts of.
It is a much thicker variety of vinyl than regular heat transfer vinyl htv.
Easypsv however has different cutting directions.
Get out your craft knife and make a small cut in the corner on the side you think is the vinyl side like this cut only through the vinyl not all the way through.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with a cricut machine.
Today we ll be showing you a surefire way to know which side of your heat transfer vinyl to cut.
Cut your design in reverse on the side that does not show the final color for some colors it i.
You send your siser heat transfer vinyl through the cutter and do a happy dance as you unload the material.
With regular htv it s usually really obvious which side is the vinyl and which side is the carrier sheet.
When working with heat transfer vinyl the shiny side of the material always goes face down for cutting this shiny side is called the carrier it covers the face the colored side that will face out on the garment of the htv and holds the cut pieces in alignment during cutting and applying.
When it comes to rozzy crafts htv the rule about which side to cut is the same for all colors and types.
You create a great design in cricut design space and decide it s destined to be on a t shirt.
The fuzz means it is raised adding dimension to your design.
If you want to learn how to cut adhesive vinyl with your cricut machine like if you want to make wall decals or customized tumblers check out my other tutorial.
Heat transfer vinyl is always cut with the shiny carrier side down on the mat.
It is a type of fuzzy or furry heat transfer vinyl.
Press flashing go button.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
This leaves the adhesive side exposed to the blade and is the reason why cut files need to be mirrored or flipped horizontally when cut from htv.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
