How To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl With Cricut Heat Press

Lay a teflon sheet teatowel or pillowcase over the design.

How to apply heat transfer vinyl with cricut heat press.

You will use the fine point blade that comes with all machines. Set your heat press temperature to 305 f. Peel up plastic backing from vinyl. 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.

How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. Flip base material and heat back side of design for recommended time. You can use a regular household iron an easy press by cricut or a vinyl heat press machine. Because we are using heat transfer vinyl you will need to apply heat to stick the design on your desired surface.

Place cricut easypress on then press cricut button to start timer. 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. Apply heat to both sides. I like to pre heat my shirts and other blanks before applying the heat transfer vinyl.

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. Hold cricut easypress in place and apply recommended pressure until it beeps. Before removing liner refer to the cricut heat guide to determine the peel temperature warm or cool. Now you have your material on your mat and your design mirrored it is time to cut.

You can use any of the cricut machines with heat transfer vinyl. Use the heat press with firm pressure for 10 15 seconds. Apply the vinyl to the craft base or blank.