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Heat transfer vinyl on cricut mat.
Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut.
Heat transfer vinyl is always cut with the shiny carrier side down on the mat.
Cricut cutting mats come in two sizes.
Flip and press for s f c.
Cricut mat sizes.
My favorite heat transfer projects have to be t shirts and onesies.
Use in a well ventilated area vapors from heating process may be irritating to sensitive individuals.
You can use any of the cricut machines with heat transfer vinyl.
The htv s top and left edges should run along the top and left edges of the grid on the mat as shown in the picture below.
This leaves the adhesive side exposed to the blade and is the reason why cut files need to be mirrored or flipped horizontally when cut from htv.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.
The cricut 12 x 24 mat.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
This tutorial will show you how to cut heat transfer vinyl using a cricut maker and cricut design space the free online design software that comes with all current cricut machines cricut explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
12 x 12 inches or 12 x 24 inches.
If you need help uploading an svg file into design space you can find my video and tutorial here.
The 12 x 12 mat will be sufficient for most projects but every now and again you might want to go large.
You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines.
When i selected the material the machine prompted me to insert the mat.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with a cricut machine.
If you select the cricut maker to cut your iron on heat transfer vinyl you ll be prompted to set your material.
If you are new to cricut i recommend reading my getting started with your cricut post.
There are a few basic steps to working with heat transfer vinyl and i will walk you through each one.
Applying heat transfer vinyl to the mat.
If you are using the larger mat then you need to change the setting in cricut design space.
They are preparing your cut file cutting weeding and applying.
How to use heat transfer vinyl with your silhouette or cricut.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.
I selected iron on but there are options for glitter iron on foil iron on patterned iron on etc.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Here are some of my favorites.
Cricut easypress mat towel.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
Next place the heat transfer vinyl cut side facing up onto the mat so that the top left corner of the vinyl sheet fits into the top left corner of the grid on the mat.
