If You Iron Vinyl Will It Melt Together

The heat of the iron is activating the fabric glue in the heat n bond.

If you iron vinyl will it melt together.

If you re wondering how to layer iron on vinyl and are intimidated don t be. Heat and vinyl don t go well together. If that s not an option press one layer down for a few seconds peel and then position the other piece. We ll be using these adorable macaron files i designed for fresh cuts.

The iron on vinyl will always stick to what is right underneath it even if it s the carrier sheet of another piece of vinyl and not your actual project avoid this by trimming away some of the excess carrier sheet. If you still aren t seeing results you can turn up the heat on your iron a small amount. So let s get to it. You just have to be very careful because you could go from yay it s working to oh crap it s melted in the blink of an eye.

You don t want to melt the vinyl itself so keep the iron moving. Make sure you iron your project first. Here s what i used. Iron from the wrong side.

Too hot and you will melt the carrier sheet and vinyl. In the example above if i did a glitter iron on for the heart and black everyday iron on for the blessed i would do the glitter iron on first then place the black everyday iron on in the open spots. Use the same principals as i mention above when ironing on the vinyl. Zap moisture and wrinkles okay.

When it comes time to do your iron on project you will simply place them on your blank and fit them together like a puzzle. By using this tool you can avoid actually putting layers upon layers of iron on vinyl on top of each other. In this part 2 i ll show you the home and miscellaneous items you should consider for decorating projects. Having said that though it is possible to apply htv to some types of vinyl.

Place the backing paper you just removed over the vinyl. You might even find a tag on your purse that says do not iron. It s not bad and we re not even doing to get into any of the slice and set stuff you may have heard about if you re a cricut design space user. 50 more items to decorate with heat transfer vinyl.

The carrier sheet is a little sticky so you can place it on your project and it stays put. Iron the entire piece with medium pressure. I love macarons every time we re out in the napa valley we re lucky it s only an hour and a half away from our house i stop in at bouchon bakery. But you can still pull it up and move it around to get the exact placement.

Subscribe to expressions vinyl s channel here https goo gl y3jpi4 in this video jessica goes over how to use a home iron with heat transfer vinyl. Take away the backing paper and flip your fabric over.