Transferring Vinyl To Shirt

Place your design on your t shirt and adhere using the heat press tape.

Transferring vinyl to shirt.

Next position the vinyl on the shirt with the vinyl facing down and the backing paper facing up. 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. As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape. Heat and pressure both of which we can get using an iron.

Carefully remove the clear carrier sheet and repress. Did you pre wash the shirt with fabric softener. Your best option is to not pre wash garments. If you want to use heat transfer vinyl to customize your t shirts and other items but don t have the cash to invest in a heat press machine you can turn to your household iron to help you do the job.

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. 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. Carefully peel away the clear transfer sheet from the vinyl while it is still warm. Cover the vinyl with a towel or handkerchief or if you have a teflon sheet or parchment paper.

Position your heat transfer vinyl design on your shirt. Sometimes this can cause issues with heat transfer vinyl sticking. Materials heat transfer vinyl 100 cotton t shirt. Before you apply your image to your shirt make sure and iron the shirt first to remove any wrinkles and prepare the garment.

To activate the adhesive on the heat transfer vinyl you need two things. Flip the shirt over and press again for another 30 seconds. 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. The iron alternative is easy fast and produces quality long lasting results just like the heat press machine itself.

Ironing the vinyl transfer. 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. Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner.