Making Vinyl Heat Transfers

Set your blade to only kiss cut the htv or on the dx models a half cut.

Making vinyl heat transfers.

Make sure the shiny side of your heat transfer vinyl is mat side down. The first step in crafting with heat transfer vinyl is to prepare your design to cut in the cutting machine software you are using. Either way making and selling t shirts using heat transfer vinyl is easy and fun to do. Remember to mirror your htv.

Htv by siser is available in a wide selection of colors and finishes such as metallic glitter flock and glow in the dark. Make sure the vinyl will work with your type of fabric of your shirt. A design is cut into the htv with a cutting machine i prefer cricut cutting machines for craft use. There are several methods that can be used to cut heat transfer vinyl such as desktop cutters like the silhouette cameo amp.

Check out this project i did completely cut by hand for more info on that what s a cut file. Cutting your heat transfer vinyl step 1 cutting the vinyl. Perhaps the most common way to make you own heat transfers is with heat transfer vinyl. If you do not have an electronic cutting machine like a silhouette or cricut you can cut heat transfer vinyl by hand.

There are tens of thousands of free cut files that you can choose from. Send each layer to your cutting machine and cut it out. Make your own dazzling custom t shirts with heat transfer vinyl htv from 651vinyl com nbsp. There are different types of heat transfer vinyl.

This type is only activated by heat.