Applying Heat Transfer Vinyl With Heat Press

Design hand drawn or computer generated fabric or garment preshrunk.

Applying heat transfer vinyl with heat press.

Iron or heat press such as the easypress. If you are doing multiple layers of vinyl do each layer with two 5 second presses. For this project you will need. I usually press for.

As already mentioned glass can break very easily when heated. Position glitter transfer in place and cover with protective sheet. Set heat press to 320 f 160 c and allow to reach temperature. If you are using a clam shell heat press be very careful when you are closing the upper platen at an angle.

Application with heat press. Iron on heat transfer vinyl click here for more information on how to use iron on vinyl. Siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl in desired color roll or sheet vinyl cutter roland gs 24 or similar. Make sure your heat press is set at zero pressure.

Pre press garment for 2 3 seconds. Subscribe to expressions vinyl s channel here https goo gl y3jpi4 in this video jessica goes over some non conventional items to use with heat transfer. Heat transfer vinyl is a quick fun and relatively easy way to apply a design to a wide range of fabrics. First you can place the htv on the t shirt while the t shirt is on the heat press.

If you are doing a single layer of vinyl do a final press consisting of two 5 second presses. The upside to this method is that the htv won t move from where precisely you place it. Nylon press time use three 5 second presses allowing the nylon and vinyl to cool between presses. If you use a lot of heat transfer vinyl then you may want to get a heat press or easy press down the road but for today we will just focus on using an iron.

Peel carrier sheet away while warm. How to apply with a heat press. You have two basic options. With a nice clean canvas it s now time to place your heat transfer vinyl on the garment for pressing.

If possible one that doesn t have a bunch of big steam holes on the bottom will work best but you can work with whatever you have at home. Next lay your design onto the fabric shiny side up. Then press the iron onto your design for 15 seconds move on to the next section and repeat until the entire image has been covered. To apply heat transfer vinyl start by heating a clothes iron to the temperature indicated on the vinyl s packaging.

And then allow the vinyl to cool before removing the carrier sheet.