It is also worth mentioning that heat transfer vinyl is not sticky to the touch.
Iron on vinyl which side down.
Mirror the image in the design program before cutting otherwise when you flip the vinyl the cut will be backwards.
The iron on vinyl is put onto the roll carrier side out which means the side that curls down is the carrier side and the side that curls up is the vinyl side in the end if you re faced with two shiny sides the same color the slightly less shiny side is going to be the vinyl side.
Cut your design in reverse on the side that does not show the final color for some colors it i.
Put the shiny side down on your mat.
So when you re cutting you ll want to cut through your vinyl the dull side and keep the thick plastic backing the shiny side intact.
It s the shinny side.
There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away.
Place the shiny side down on your mat.
Put the iron on vinyl shiny side down on the mat so you re cutting the back of the vinyl and not the carrier sheet.
The adhesive is heat activated so you will not feel anything on the surface.
Place your vinyl vinyl side down onto the preheated area and flip over your shirt.
This means that the good side is down.
The iron on vinyl is a little different than regular sticky vinyl.
Cut on iron on vinyl setting.
When it comes to rozzy crafts htv the rule about which side to cut is the same for all colors and types.
The adhesive side will be up.
If you are ironing on to a pillow you can place a piece of a thin fabric over the vinyl.
The reason that you need to mirror your design when working with heat transfer or iron on vinyl you cut the design on the back side of the vinyl.
That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface.
Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side.
There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl.
Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl.
Htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl and the other side is where the heat sensitive adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.
It makes it really easy.
The iron on stuff isn t sticky at all but the shiny plastic backing is what s sticky.
