Or toss the t shirt in the dryer for a few minutes low or medium heat setting and then hang it to dry.
Cricut vinyl washing.
Lay vinyl on your cutting mat with the color side facing up.
Flip your mat over and remove the mat from the vinyl to help prevent your vinyl from curling.
I m so impressed with cricut vinyl.
When you have it lined up correctly squeegee the vinyl to your project.
Fabric softener actually sticks in between the fibers of the shirt the same fibers you re trying to get the adhesive or glue to stick in.
I m not talking about outdoor vinyl that stuff can go through a car wash and be fine however direct heat can be a different issue.
Once your mat is loaded look for the cricut c to start flashing press the button and your machine will start cutting.
Htv needs time to cure.
Happy crafters has a few tips for you on the guidelines for washing drying and caring for your shirts or bags that have been made with htv.
Re squeegee anything that doesn t come off the transfer tape.
I know it s not that thrilling of an experiment because there s really no change to either one.
Gently iron the t shirt.
Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking.
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Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using.
To weed the vinyl use your weeding tool to help you pull up a corner of the vinyl and remove the excess vinyl from your design.
Turn the t shirt inside out the vinyl should be on the inside now set the iron to a low setting.
Once the vinyl is on the transfer tape notice that the vinyl is sticky.
The vinyl is still completely stuck.
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Or use a hairdryer on a low setting to warm up the vinyl.
Pull off the transfer tape parallel to your project.
Well there you have it guys.
Weeding the vinyl.
There s no peeling or flaking.
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Your best option is to not pre wash garments.
Place it over your project.
After your vinyl is cut press the unload mat button to release your mat.
So i did this little experiment.
Did you pre wash the shirt with fabric softener.
I m talking about the indoor vinyl li k e oracal 631 like the cricut vinyl or other brand vinyls that you usually find in your local craft stores.
Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut.
Peel away the vinyl while warm.
