Iron On Vinyl Shiny Side Down

If you have more than one color please note you need to mirror on all the mats.

Iron on vinyl shiny side down.

Find out more about why we have to mirror here. You want to do something called a kiss cut it will make everything loads easier especially if you have lots of small pieces like words or designs. Verify your design is mirrored and cut your heat transfer vinyl. Put the shiny side down on your mat.

Choose the correct cut setting as different htv can be different thicknesses make some test cuts if you. With iron on vinyl there is a clear smooth sheet on one side this goes face down on the mat. Put the iron on vinyl shiny side down on the mat so you re cutting the back of the vinyl and not the carrier sheet. The iron on vinyl is put onto the roll carrier side out which means the side that curls down is the carrier side and the side that curls up is the vinyl side in the end if you re faced with two shiny sides the same color the slightly less shiny side is going to be the vinyl side.

Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl. The iron on vinyl is a little different than regular sticky vinyl. Be sure to mirror all images prior to cutting. Select and size the image s you want to cut.

So when you re cutting you ll want to cut through your vinyl the dull side and keep the thick plastic backing the shiny side intact. There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl. So again that s shiny side down. Adhere your heat transfer vinyl with the shiny backing side down onto your cutting mat and load into your machine.

It doesn t seem like it would be hard but it was a serious struggle. Put your mat in the machine and load it in. The kiss cut should cut the top layer the vinyl while leaving the bottom layer the plastic more or less in tack. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat.

The iron on stuff isn t sticky at all but the shiny plastic backing is what s sticky. One of the hardest parts when i first started cutting with iron on material was knowing which side to place down. Mirror the image in the design program before cutting otherwise when you flip the vinyl the cut will be backwards. Cut on iron on vinyl setting.

It makes it really easy. Once machine senses materials it measures your material to ensure there s enough for your project. Using both hands insert material shiny liner side down under guides until rollers grip material.