I went over layering with each specific type of iron on above but wanted to quickly summarize it all for you.
Tips for ironing on vinyl.
Mirror flip the images or text.
Insert the mat into the cricut and press the arrow button on your cricut.
I often use my cricut brayer to help press my vinyl into my mat particularly if my mat is on the older side.
You can see the vinyl side up in this photo of heat transfer vinyl on a standard grip cutting mat.
The liner side should be the one placed down on the mat.
The newer cricut machines work without physical cartridges and plug into your computer.
Heat up your lower heat press platen for 2 3 seconds set at around 300 f.
It s not important unless.
T shirt pillow or other fabric.
For iron on vinyl you want to get the mirror image.
This makes it really easy to pull away any excess vinyl.
Tips for layering iron on.
You can layer one layer on top of the base and it can be everyday iron on glitter iron on foil iron on holographic sparkle iron on and patterned iron on.
Pick your images or text.
If you look carefully at iron on vinyl there is a liner side and a vinyl side.
How to use iron on vinyl step 1.
Place your iron on vinyl plastic side down on your cutting mat.
It should grip your cutting mat and bring it into the machine.
Watch how it s done in the video below.
Cricut machine i use the cricut explore air in this post but i also have a cricut.