Layer Heat Press Vinyl

Open the send panel and make sure to pick vinyl glossy or vinyl matte as the material type depending on what you re cutting.

Layer heat press vinyl. Iron or heat press such as the easypress. Siser heat press vinyl layering guide. Experienced garment decorators know that heat transfer film can be applied in layers just like vinyl. A basic guide to layering siser heat press vinyl.

Welcome back thank you for watching. Let s start with the white layer. If you follow this method with siser easyweed. You want the design to stick to your shirt but you don t want to overpress it since you ll be pressing a new layer.

Press the bottom layer only using the temperature from the recommended heat settings for the easypress 2. I only press for about 10 seconds on this base layer. By jerry garment decoration. To start if you are new to heat transfer vinyl check out all my heat transfer tips and tricks here.

Previously applied heat transfer vinyl without a carrier sheet like the first layer of a multi color design can melt or leave adhesive residue on the pressing platen. Layer multicolor heat transfer vinyl materials. It will not be completely set but it will undergo the pressing from the rest of the colors so it does not need the full time right away. Lay the second layer down on top of your first along with the pillowcase or teflon sheet and press for another 3 5 seconds.

Iron on heat transfer vinyl click here for more information on how to use iron on vinyl. This video i show you how i layer my siser easyweed htv with my heat press that i cut with my cricut. How to layer siser heat transfer film. The residue on the platen may not be noticeable but the next press without a cover sheet could adhere a random piece of gunk to the garment.

By pressing a layer for only one second it will have adhered to the garment enough for you to remove the carrier sheet. Once all your layers are done you can press the entire design without any carrier sheets for the full 10 seconds to finish it off. Move the pink layer along with the grouped registration marks off the virtual cutting mat. One of the most common questions we get is about layering different products.

So i started brainstorming and then researching and found that layering heat transfer material was quick and easy and results in an awesome final result. I wanted to layer an outline of text. Also make sure the cut lines are on by pressing cut.