Create your design within cricut design space.
Do i use a mat for cutting heat tranfer vinyl.
Both use heat to activate an adhesive on the back of vinyl to make it stick to shirts hats and so much more.
Maybe you got a brand new silhouette cutting machine for christmas.
I buy heat transfer vinyl from happy crafters and expressions vinyl.
Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat.
Cute shapes letters and designs are all a cinch with this easy heat transfer material.
I made a t shirt for my daughter using a design that i had purchased in the silhouette design store.
Heat transfer vinyl designs.
Enough already how do you use a cutting mat.
Finally adjust your cut settings to work with the material you are using.
There are three main steps to using a cutting mat to cut heat transfer vinyl.
Here s a step by step guide.
Find cutting and application instructions and tips below.
Or maybe you have had yours for a while and just need a gentle push to get it out of the box.
This process will be a little bit different for every cutting machine but just make sure to choose the settings for the particular type of heat transfer vinyl you are using flocked htv will have very different settings from smooth htv for instance.
Adjust cut settings and cut.
Then you will press it with the transfer sheet up to your shirt.
Verify your design is mirrored and cut your heat transfer vinyl.
Heat transfer vinyl or htv is the same thing as iron on vinyl.
Open up the silhouette studio software.
Click the mirror image checkbox at the bottom of the mat preview window.
I will share some tips on using two colors of heat.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl for cricut how to use cricut iron on vinyl.
If you have more than one color please note you need to mirror on all the mats.
The answer is that they both are.
With the heat transfer vinyl firmly attached to the mat the htv stays where it s supposed to which ensures even the most complicated design gets cut accurately.
Either way this post is for you.
Place the htv onto the mat.
Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine.
Heat transfer vinyl needs to be mirrored every single time you cut it.
How to set up for htv in silhouette studio.
You will need to place the material face down on your mat then cut the back of the material with your design.
Heat transfer vinyl versus iron on.
It s just as easy to use heat transfer vinyl for cricut as it is for silhouette.
Adhere your heat transfer vinyl with the shiny backing side down onto your cutting mat and load into your machine.
Load the mat into the cutting.
So far i have referred to this product as heat transfer vinyl and iron on.
This is a silhouette studio v4 tutorial for htv.