Transferring Vinyl To Shirt

To activate the adhesive on the heat transfer vinyl you need two things.

Transferring vinyl to shirt.

If possible one that doesn t have a bunch of big steam holes on the bottom will work best but you can work with whatever you have at home. Did you pre wash the shirt with fabric softener. As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape. Most vinyl transfers require a very hot iron setting to adhere the vinyl so be sure to read the heat transfer vinyl s instructions before ironing.

The iron alternative is easy fast and produces quality long lasting results just like the heat press machine itself. Place a teflon sheet on top of your t shirt and press. Before you apply your image to your shirt make sure and iron the shirt first to remove any wrinkles and prepare the garment. Carefully peel away the clear transfer sheet from the vinyl while it is still warm.

Place the easypress on top of the design and press down lightly for 30 seconds. Cover the vinyl with a towel or handkerchief or if you have a teflon sheet or parchment paper. Your best option is to not pre wash garments. Next position the vinyl on the shirt with the vinyl facing down and the backing paper facing up.

Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking. 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. 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. Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner.

Carefully remove the clear carrier sheet and repress. 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. 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. Ironing the vinyl transfer.

Position your heat transfer vinyl design on your shirt. Materials heat transfer vinyl 100 cotton t shirt. Heat and pressure both of which we can get using an iron.