Transferring Vinyl To Shirt

Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner.

Transferring vinyl to shirt.

Cover the vinyl with a towel or handkerchief or if you have a teflon sheet or parchment paper. Materials heat transfer vinyl 100 cotton t shirt. Your best option is to not pre wash garments. Fabric softener actually sticks in between the fibers of the shirt the same fibers you re trying to get the adhesive or glue to stick in.

Place the easypress on top of the design and press down lightly for 30 seconds. Place a teflon sheet on top of your t shirt and press. If you want to use heat transfer vinyl to customize your t shirts and other items but don t have the cash to invest in a heat press machine you can turn to your household iron to help you do the job. As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape.

Heat and pressure both of which we can get using an iron. 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. Carefully remove the clear carrier sheet and repress. Position your heat transfer vinyl design on your shirt.

Don t be intimidated by the craft of heat transfer vinyl learn how to apply it to tshirts and more just by using your home iron. Flip the shirt over and press again for another 30 seconds. Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking. The iron alternative is easy fast and produces quality long lasting results just like the heat press machine itself.

Next position the vinyl on the shirt with the vinyl facing down and the backing paper facing up. Place your design on your t shirt and adhere using the heat press tape. Ironing the vinyl transfer. Carefully peel away the clear transfer sheet from the vinyl while it is still warm.

Once you have the transfer tape on use a scraper tool or an old gift card to scrape over the design to make sure the transfer tape is adhering to the vinyl nice and tight. To activate the adhesive on the heat transfer vinyl you need two things. Did you pre wash the shirt with fabric softener.