How To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl With Cricut Heat Press

If you re using an easypress you can check the cricut heat guide to find the correct temperature pressure and time settings for your project.

How to apply heat transfer vinyl with cricut heat press.

You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines. I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the heat transfer vinyl. Because we are using heat transfer vinyl you will need to apply heat to stick the design on your desired surface. Peel up plastic backing from vinyl.

Use the heat press with firm pressure for 10 15 seconds. Lay your base layer on your shirt sticky side down. 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. Apply the vinyl to the craft base or blank.

Lay a teflon sheet teatowel or pillowcase over the design. Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut. Place cricut easypress on then press cricut button to start timer. Before removing liner refer to the cricut heat guide to determine the peel temperature warm or cool.

You can use a regular household iron an easy press by cricut or a vinyl heat press machine. Flip base material and heat back side of design for recommended time. Flip shirt over and press backside for 10 15 seconds. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.

I find that warming up the fabric gets rid of any moisture and makes the heat transfer vinyl stick better. 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. Set your heat press temperature to 305 f.