Iron On Vinyl Shiny Side

Iron on vinyl has a shiny side and a dull side.

Iron on vinyl shiny side.

The shiny side is the liner and the dull side is the heat activated side that you will. Place your vinyl vinyl side down onto the preheated area and flip over your shirt. Be sure to thoroughly pay attention to the size of the iron on vinyl sheet or roll that you are ordering. Using both hands insert material shiny liner side down under guides until rollers grip material.

Iron on vinyl from other places may arrive as a sheet. Adhere your heat transfer vinyl with the shiny backing side down onto your cutting mat and load into your machine. Mirror the image in the design program before cutting otherwise when you flip the vinyl the cut will be backwards. Use the iron to preheat your base material for 10 15 seconds place the weeded image shiny liner side up onto the preheated material apply medium pressure to each area of your design with the iron for 25 30 seconds.

Verify your design is mirrored and cut your heat transfer vinyl. So again that s shiny side down. 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. If you have more than one color please note you need to mirror on all the mats.

If you are ironing on to a pillow you can place a piece of a thin fabric over the vinyl. Flip the base material over and apply medium pressure with the iron to the back of the material for an additional 25 30 seconds. Find everyday iron on here. 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 kiss cut should cut the top layer the vinyl while leaving the bottom layer the plastic more or less in tack. Cut on iron on vinyl setting. For best results make sure material has a straight edge. Choose the correct cut setting as different htv can be different thicknesses make some test cuts if you.

Find out more about why we have to mirror here. Once machine senses materials it measures your material to ensure there s enough for your project. Iron over the back of the shirt or fabric for about 20 25 seconds. Gold comes in both the every day and foil but if you want it shiny gold or rose gold use the foil kind.

You can find the foil iron on here. There are many iron on vinyl suppliers out there.