That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface.
Iron on vinyl which side down.
It s the shinny side.
The iron on vinyl is put onto the roll carrier side out which means the side that curls down is the carrier side and the side that curls up is the vinyl side in the end if you re faced with two shiny sides the same color the slightly less shiny side is going to be the vinyl side.
The iron on stuff isn t sticky at all but the shiny plastic backing is what s sticky.
Cut your design in reverse on the side that does not show the final color for some colors it i.
Place your vinyl vinyl side down onto the preheated area and flip over your shirt.
The adhesive side will be up.
Htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl and the other side is where the heat sensitive adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.
The reason that you need to mirror your design when working with heat transfer or iron on vinyl you cut the design on the back side of the vinyl.
Put the iron on vinyl shiny side down on the mat so you re cutting the back of the vinyl and not the carrier sheet.
Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side.
Iron over the back of the shirt or fabric for about 20 25 seconds.
Put the shiny side down on your mat.
If you are ironing on to a pillow you can place a piece of a thin fabric over the vinyl.
So when you re cutting you ll want to cut through your vinyl the dull side and keep the thick plastic backing the shiny side intact.
Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl.
It is also worth mentioning that heat transfer vinyl is not sticky to the touch.
Mirror the image in the design program before cutting otherwise when you flip the vinyl the cut will be backwards.
Today we ll be showing you a surefire way to know which side of your heat transfer vinyl to cut.
This means that the good side is down.
It makes it really easy.
There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl.
So again that s shiny side down.
There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away.
The adhesive is heat activated so you will not feel anything on the surface.
The iron on vinyl is a little different than regular sticky vinyl.
