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.
Which side does siser htv vinyl gors on cricut mat.
Cut your design in reverse on the side that does not show the final color for some colors it i.
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.
Heat transfer vinyl is often called htv or t shirt vinyl.
You create a great design in cricut design space and decide it s destined to be on a t shirt.
But sometimes you can t tell.
Because heat transfer vinyl is on the carrier sheet with the adhesive side exposed it must be.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with a cricut machine.
It is a type of fuzzy or furry heat transfer vinyl.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Cut with the carrier side down and the adhesive side up.
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.
It has a similar feel to felt or suede material.
Easypsv however has different cutting directions.
It s happened to all of us.
With regular htv it s usually really obvious which side is the vinyl and which side is the carrier sheet.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
How to place htv on the cutting mat.
Flocked htv needs to be applied with an iron the cricut easypress or a heat press machine.
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.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
It is a much thicker variety of vinyl than regular heat transfer vinyl htv.
Today we ll be showing you a surefire way to know which side of your heat transfer vinyl to cut.
It is applied to clothing or other textiles with heat and pressure.
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.
Now try to peel away the vinyl.
Press flashing go button.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Heat transfer vinyl is always cut with the shiny carrier side down on the mat.
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.
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.
Shiny carrier sheet dull 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.
The fuzz means it is raised adding dimension to your design.
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.
