They are preparing your cut file cutting weeding and applying.
Heat transfer vinyl on cricut mat.
There are a few basic steps to working with heat transfer vinyl and i will walk you through each one.
Applying heat transfer vinyl to the mat.
Cricut easypress mat towel.
Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut.
Here are some of my favorites.
12 x 12 inches or 12 x 24 inches.
Press flashing go button.
The 12 x 12 mat will be sufficient for most projects but every now and again you might want to go large.
The cricut 12 x 24 mat.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
Flip and press for s f c.
Cricut cutting mats come in two sizes.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with a cricut machine.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.
My favorite heat transfer projects have to be t shirts and onesies.
If you need help uploading an svg file into design space you can find my video and tutorial here.
You can use any of the cricut machines with heat transfer vinyl.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines.
I selected iron on but there are options for glitter iron on foil iron on patterned iron on etc.
If you are using the larger mat then you need to change the setting in cricut design space.
Cricut mat sizes.
Next place the heat transfer vinyl cut side facing up onto the mat so that the top left corner of the vinyl sheet fits into the top left corner of the grid on the mat.
If you select the cricut maker to cut your iron on heat transfer vinyl you ll be prompted to set your material.
If you are new to cricut i recommend reading my getting started with your cricut post.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
When i selected the material the machine prompted me to insert the mat.
In case of skin irritation immediately.
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.
The htv s top and left edges should run along the top and left edges of the grid on the mat as shown in the picture below.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with your silhouette or cricut.
Heat transfer vinyl is always cut with the shiny carrier side down on the mat.