Heat transfer vinyl is a special type of vinyl that can be cut on the silhouette cutting machines which can then be applied to fabric be it clothing pillow covers bags etc with heat and pressure.
Cutting heat transfer vinyl shiny side up or down.
Learn the easy ways to figure out which side of iron on vinyl goes down when you cut it in this simple tutorial.
Adhere your heat transfer vinyl with the shiny backing side down onto your cutting mat and load into your machine.
Today we ll be showing you a surefire way to know which side of your heat transfer vinyl to cut.
Put that side down and cut on the other side.
Iron on vinyl is both a blessing and a curse.
Cut with the carrier side down and the adhesive side up 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.
Verify your design is mirrored and cut your heat transfer vinyl.
There s less chance that the vinyl will move on you.
You want to cut with the shiny side of your vinyl down.
Tip 4 shiny side down.
If you have more than one color please.
Now you have no excuses.
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If you are uncertain which side is the vinyl and which side is.
You have purchased htv heat transfer vinyl and now you are not sure which side to cut well let us help.
Youc an use a heat press.
Load your heat transfer vinyl on your cutting mat with the shiny side down.
Some heat transfer has a white or other color adhesive side but it is usually the same color as the vinyl just duller in color.
Just trust me on this you will see that one side is shiny.
Here are 5 tips for cutting heat transfer vinyl with a silhouette.
Htv comes with a shiny protective sheet on it.
Just get that machine out of the box and have fun.
Sometimes that is pretty easy to determine and sometimes it may not be so easy.
When cutting htv cut shiny side down.
This is essential to the next few steps.
Iron on vinyl also known as heat transfer vinyl or htv makes.