Glitter Vinyl Face Up Or Down

Load mat into the machine.

Glitter vinyl face up or down. 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. Glitter vinyl rolls include a sheet of stronggrip transfer tape for use with glitter vinyl. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. If you can use your sublimation system to decorate dark apparel and add metal flake effects it opens up a whole new market.

Regular heat transfer vinyl regular siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl htv can be cut using the iron on setting on the dial of the cricut explore. The process of using glitter or bling heat transfer film as a base for sublimation is similar to using enduratex sublitex but simpler. For my decal i decided to use expressions vinyl series 31 removable vinyl in bright berry. Always do a test cut to verify settings.

Peel away the vinyl liner at a 45 degree angle. If the vinyl does not separate from the liner simply burnish the transfer tape onto the vinyl and peel away again. Glitter vinyl is a bit stiffer than standard vinyl so you may need to take extra care to make sure your vinyl is firmly secured to your mat before you start cutting or else you risk your designs not cutting well. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below.

On the cricut explore set the dial to custom. Place glitter cardstock onto lightgrip cutting mat. Remove cut design from cutting mat and add to your project. How to sublimate glitter heat transfer vinyl.

Select glitter cardstock from the list of materials if using a cricut explore machine turn smart set dial to custom. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. Htv glitter heat transfer vinyl sheet 21 pack 12 x 10 glitter iron on vinyl for t shirt starter htv bundle with accessories tweezers for cricut silhouette cameo 4 6 out of 5 stars 232 25 89 25. Glitter heat transfer vinyl siser glitter htv is a bit thicker so you have to use a custom setting to cut it.

When you first go to stick your glitter vinyl to your mat you may notice that is has a strong tendency to curl up on itself. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.