Cricut Iron On Vinyl Liner Side
Iron on vinyl has a shiny side and a dull side.
Cricut iron on vinyl liner side. Adjust your machine settings according to the iron on kiss cut guide below a kiss cut goes through the iron on film and leaves the liner intact. Once weeded you flip over your image which is why it is cut in mirror image and why sandy said not to cut through the shiny backing. The printable vinyl i have used didn t have issues sticking to the mat. Preheat the application area of your base material for 10 15 seconds.
Apply medium pressure with the iron for 25 30 seconds. Flip the material over and apply medium pressure with the iron to the back of the material for an additional 25 30 seconds. Preheat fabric and place design on it liner side up. Select and size the image s you want to cut.
Still using mtc but slowly migrating to scal. If you look carefully at iron on vinyl there is a liner side and a vinyl side. You can see the vinyl side up in this photo of heat transfer vinyl on a standard grip cutting mat. Place iron on protective sheet on iron on liner and apply heat with iron or heat press.
The liner side should be the one placed down on the mat. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat. Yes heat transfer vinyl or htv is iron on vinyl. Place the weeded image liner side up onto the preheated material.
There are many iron on vinyl suppliers out there. Knk cutters including the force and maxx air continue to be my favourites. Be sure to mirror all images prior to cutting. You can t lift off the image and keep the waste because the shiny side is still a carrier sheet that the image or lettering stays on.
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. Flip the base material over and apply medium pressure with the iron to the back of the material for an additional 25 30 seconds use a cool peel to remove the liner. Place the weeded image shiny liner side up onto the preheated material apply medium pressure to each area of your design with the iron for 25 30 seconds. Be sure to thoroughly pay attention to the size of the iron on vinyl sheet or roll that you are ordering.
September 2016 in tips and tricks. Place the iron on vinyl on the cricut standard grip cutting mat liner side down. Which side is considered the liner side of cricut printable iron on light.