Do You Use Transfer Tape With Iron On Vinyl

Vinyl cut weeded and ready to transfer.

Do you use transfer tape with iron on vinyl.

Yes there is a tape when you cut your vinyl make sure you don t cut all the way through and that you mirror your design you then weed out the pieces you don t need and lay it on your shirt and press the tape is already part of the vinyl piece and releases when you heat it. First you will need to cut your design from adhesive vinyl and weed out the excess vinyl. Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl. Iron on vinyl is also known as heat transfer vinyl for this very reason.

To activate the adhesive on the heat transfer vinyl you need two things. I think you can buy that tape to add other colors too. How do you use transfer tape. Both types of transfer tape will work with textured metallic vinyl.

The only exception to this is when you are going to put vinyl on the back of something clear. That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface. To get the best application you really need to get a nice kiss cut which means that the blade of your cutting machine just goes through the vinyl without cutting into or through the paper backing. You should then use transfer tape to put over the top and move the design to your substrate.

Stronggrip transfer tape is too strong for use with other vinyl types. Heat and pressure both of which we can get using an iron. Iron on vinyl comes in a variety of colors finishes and sizes. Any iron on vinyl ordered from cricut will arrive on a roll.

It makes it really easy. Transfer tape or stronggrip transfer tape see table above to choose the right one for your vinyl type. So if you are putting a design on the back of a clear plate or on a window.