Printing on heat transfer vinyl (HTV) with a Cricut machine is an excellent way to create custom designs for t-shirts, bags, and other craft projects. With the right materials and a few simple steps, you can quickly produce professional-looking results.
First, you’ll need to gather your supplies. You’ll need a Cricut machine, heat transfer vinyl in the color of your choice, a weeding tool or tweezers, an iron or heat press, and some parchment paper if using an iron.
Once you have all of your supplies ready to go, it’s time to start setting up your design in the Cricut Design Space software. You’ll want to upload or create a design that’s appropriate for your project and make any necessary adjustments before sending it to the cutting machine. Make sure that you mirror the design so that it will be facing the right direction when applied to your project piece.
Once you have all of your settings set up correctly, it’s time to load your HTV into the cutting machine. Place the HTV shiny side down onto the cutting mat and use a light grip pressure setting on the mat with no added cutting pressure.
This will ensure that you get clean cuts without damaging or warping any of the material. After the cuts are complete, carefully remove the excess material around your design using a weeding tool or tweezers and set aside.
Now you can move onto applying your design onto its final destination! Preheat either an iron or heat press at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for five minutes before placing parchment paper overtop of your design and pressing down firmly on top of it with either an iron or heat press for 20 seconds on medium pressure. Allow it to cool completely before carefully peeling away from backing sheet from top corner downwards and enjoying your newly printed HTV project!
How Do You Print on Heat Transfer Vinyl With Cricut?
Printing on heat transfer vinyl (HTV) with Cricut is easy! Gather all necessary supplies including HTV, weeding tools/tweezers, parchment paper (if using an iron), an iron/heat press; upload/create a design in Design Space; place HTV shiny side down on mat; weed away excess material; preheat device for five minutes at 325 degrees; place parchment paper over top of design before pressing down firmly with either device for 20 seconds; allow it to cool before peeling away backing sheet from top corner downwards; enjoy newly printed HTV project!