Applying Heat Transfer Vinyl With Heat Press

Pre press garment for 2 3 seconds.

Applying heat transfer vinyl with heat press.

Iron or heat press such as the easypress. Iron on heat transfer vinyl click here for more information on how to use iron on vinyl. Make sure your heat press is set at zero pressure. Set heat press to 320 f 160 c and allow to reach temperature.

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. As already mentioned glass can break very easily when heated. 6 set your heat press to the appropriate temperature 330 degrees f for htv textured glitter. Next lay your design onto the fabric shiny side up.

You have two basic options. Position glitter transfer in place and cover with protective sheet. I usually press for. 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.

Peel carrier sheet away while warm. Siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl in desired color roll or sheet vinyl cutter roland gs 24 or similar. The upside to this method is that the htv won t move from where precisely you place it. Heat transfer vinyl is a quick fun and relatively easy way to apply a design to a wide range of fabrics.

And then allow the vinyl to cool before removing the carrier sheet. If you are doing a single layer of vinyl do a final press consisting of two 5 second presses. Nylon press time use three 5 second presses allowing the nylon and vinyl to cool between presses. If you are doing multiple layers of vinyl do each layer with two 5 second presses.

With a nice clean canvas it s now time to place your heat transfer vinyl on the garment for pressing. First you can place the htv on the t shirt while the t shirt is on the heat press. If you are using a clam shell heat press be very careful when you are closing the upper platen at an angle. Design hand drawn or computer generated fabric or garment preshrunk.

Set timer in heat press to 15 seconds at firm pressure. Then press the iron onto your design for 15 seconds move on to the next section and repeat until the entire image has been covered. Layer multicolor heat transfer vinyl materials. Application with heat press.

How to apply with a heat press.