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.
Cricut vinyl washing.
Lay vinyl on your cutting mat with the color side facing up.
Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut.
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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.
The vinyl is still completely stuck.
Once your mat is loaded look for the cricut c to start flashing press the button and your machine will start cutting.
Did you pre wash the shirt with fabric softener.
Gently iron the t shirt.
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 the vinyl is on the transfer tape notice that the vinyl is sticky.
Or use a hairdryer on a low setting to warm up the vinyl.
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After your vinyl is cut press the unload mat button to release your mat.
Or toss the t shirt in the dryer for a few minutes low or medium heat setting and then hang it to dry.
So i did this little experiment.
There s no peeling or flaking.
I m so impressed with cricut vinyl.
Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using.
Flip your mat over and remove the mat from the vinyl to help prevent your vinyl from curling.
Turn the t shirt inside out the vinyl should be on the inside now set the iron to a low setting.
Download a free printable tag that you can cut out with your cricut or silhouette here.
Pull off the transfer tape parallel to your project.
Weeding the vinyl.
Let your vinyl sit without washing for at least 24 hours.
I know it s not that thrilling of an experiment because there s really no change to either one.
Place it over your project.
When you have it lined up correctly squeegee the vinyl to your project.
Let the vinyl slightly cool.
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.
Your best option is to not pre wash garments.
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Htv needs time to cure.
Peel away the vinyl while warm.
Re squeegee anything that doesn t come off the transfer tape.
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Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking.