Applying Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl

Use a teflon sheet or parchment paper to cover your design.

Applying glitter heat transfer vinyl.

Place garment on a hard flat surface to press i use a wooden chopping board pre iron garment to remove wrinkles and moisture. Now that the design is ready to cut i can place the heat transfer. I found 2 i really liked and knew i had to put them on shirts for my youngest daughter. I immediately headed for my scrap vinyl bin and found purple green and red scraps of glitter heat transfer vinyl.

Set dial to between the cotton and linen setting. You will heat press the white glitter to the garment first and then lay the sublimation print on top of the vinyl. Set iron dial between cotton and linen cover design with heat transfer cover sheet or multipurpose paper place on flat hard surface ironing board not recommended press iron with medium firm pressure for 10 15 seconds if areas of design lift after application replace cover sheet and re press for 10 seconds. Since sublimation only adheres to polyester it is best to use a dark 100 cotton tee.

I selected iron on but there are options for glitter iron on foil iron on patterned iron on etc. Remove paper backing from transfer if it has one. This process is called weeding. Applying heat transfer vinyl to the mat.

Preheat the garment for 10 seconds either in heat press or ironing like normal. I started this project by creating the cut file in adobe illustrator. If you select the cricut maker to cut your iron on heat transfer vinyl you ll be prompted to set your material. Diy modal t shirt with rainbow white glitter new rainbow holographic step 1.

If the transfer has multiple pieces or colors do one piece or section at a time. The print does not need to line up exactly with the glitter vinyl. These glitter heat transfer vinyl shrits were inspired by a graphics bundle i recently purchased. This process is called weeding.

How to apply with an iron. To prevent bubbles start. Cutting heat transfer vinyl. Position the transfer on the garment.

Set your iron to the cotton linen setting generally the highest temperature setting. Remove the transfer tape liner. Remove negative pieces from each of the images leaving the liner intact. Set design in position.

When i selected the material the machine prompted me to insert the mat. Make sure the steam setting is. Cutting and application instructions remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the liner intact. Application instructions home iron.